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Apex Digital AD-1100W manual

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    AD - 1 100w Safety Precautions The lightning flash with an 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 a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within [...]

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    AD - 1 100w 2 APEX DIGIT AL Safety Information CAUTION: Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. 1 . Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. 2 . Follow Instructions - All operating and[...]

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    AD - 1 100w 3 APEX DIGIT AL Introduction Y our new APEX Digital AD-1 100W DVD player is designed for you to enjoy all forms of disc media. Y our player will allow you to enjoy full-length motion pictures with "at-the-movies" picture and cinema quality sound. Y our new player also supports CD, and MP3. Y our player also has several unique [...]

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    AD - 1 100w TYPE OF TV SYSTEM Connect this DVD video player to a TV compatible with the NTSC or P AL/3.58 system. Notes on Discs HOW T O HANDLE, CLEAN, AND STORE DISCS. HANDLING DISCS • DO NOT TOUCH THE PLA YBACK SIDE OF THE DISC. • DO NOT A TT ACH P APER OR T APE T O DISCS. NOTE: APEX DIGIT AL INC. SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGE THA T MA [...]

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    AD - 1 100w 5 APEX DIGIT AL T able of Contents Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 - 4 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Notes On Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6[...]

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    6 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 1 100w Identification of Controls FRONT P ANEL REAR P ANEL 1 4 3 1 POWER ON/OFF 2 DVD TRA Y 3 OPEN/CLOSE 4 PLA Y 5 P AUSE 6S T O P 7 PREVIOUS 8 NEXT 9 REMOTE SENSOR 10 DVD LAMP 11 CD LAMP 12 PICTURE CD LAMP 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 DIGIT AL AUDIO-COAXIAL OUTPUT 2 S-VIDEO OUTPUT 3 COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 1 4 COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 2 5 ANALO[...]

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    7 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 1 100w 18. MENU 19. GOTO 20. MUTE 21. FORW ARD 22. FORW ARD SKIP 23. P AUSE/STEP 24. SHUFFLE 25. ANGLE 26. PROGRAM 27. DIRECTION KEYS Remote Control 1. POWER 2. NUMBER KEYS 3. SHIFT 4. VOLUME 5. TITLE 6. SUBTITLE 7. AUDIO 8. PREVIOUS SKIP 9. REWIND 10. PLA Y/ENTER/STOP 11 . ZOOM 12. REPEA T 13. SLOW 14. DISPLA Y 15. OPEN/CLOSE [...]

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    AD - 1 100w 8 APEX DIGIT AL Remote Control Continued 123 Open the cover . OPERA TING WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL Operating video player with the remote control. 1 The remote control must point at the remote sensor in order for the player to function correctly . Distance: Maximum of 7 m from the front of the remote sensor . Angle: Approximately 30º fro[...]

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    AD - 1 100w 9 APEX DIGIT AL Connecting to a TV • T urn off power and unplug both units before connecting. • If you connect the DVD video player to a video cassette recorder (VCR), or TV/VCR combination, the playback picture will be distorted because all dvd players incorporate copyright protection circuitry by Macrovision. • If your TV only h[...]

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    10 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 1 100w Connecting to a TV using a RF Modulator RF-Modulator Y our T V (Back) VT o T V Antenna R L UHF/Antenna IN C oaxial Y our VCR (Back) UHF/Antenna OUT C oaxial COAX IAL VIDEO OUT A UDIO OUT L R 2 1 D VD (Back) TV / Video Input C onn tection TV /Audio Input C onn tection (R) (R) (L) (L) (V) (V) Connection 1 Figure 1 Connect[...]

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    11 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 1 100w Connecting to a TV using a RF Modulator COAXI AL VIDEO OUT A UDIO OUT L R 2 1 RF-Modulator Y our TV (Back) (Back) TV / Video Input C onntection TV /Audio Input C onntection VT o TV Antenna R L (R) (R) (L) (L) (V) To your Cable/Satelite connection (V) UHF/Antenna IN C oaxial Y our Cable/Satelite Box IN OUT IN OUT Y our V[...]

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    AD - 1 100w 12 APEX DIGIT AL Enjoying Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound Dolby Pro Logic Surround Enjoy the dynamic realistic sound of Dolby Pro Logic Surround by connecting an amplifier and speaker system (right and left front speakers, a center speaker , and one or two rear speakers). Set "AUDIO OUTPUT" to "ANALOG" via the setup m[...]

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    “DTS” and “DTS Digital Out” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. 13 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 1 100w • Do not connect the PCM/BITSTREAM jack of the DVD video player to the AC-3 RF input of a Dolby Digital receiver . Instead, connect to the “DIGIT AL” or “COAXIAL” input of a Dolby Digital/DTS receiver or Processor . The input o[...]

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    AD - 1 100w 14 APEX DIGIT AL WHA T IS PICTURE CD? APEX Digital is the first company to offer , in a DVD player , the ability to playback most JPEG files including KODAK Picture CDs and view your photos on a television in the comfort of your home from a CD-RW! Y ou can order a KODAK Picture CD simply by checking the box on the photofinishing envelop[...]

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    15 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 1 100w NORMAL When a K ODAK Picture CD is inserted, an automated slide show is launched, Each picture in the current directory will be displayed consecutively in a slide-show fashion and will be scaled to fit most of the TV screen. T welve slideshow transition modes are provided. Use “Resume” key to select: Customers can s[...]

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    16 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 1 100w Playing Back a Disc 1. Press the POWER button displayed on the front panel. 2. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button. This will open the disc tray . Be sure the playback side is faced down. 3. Place the disc on the disc tray . 4. Press the ENTER/PLA Y button. After closing the disc tray playback will start. If the disc you want t[...]

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    17 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 1 100w Playing Back a Disc Continued ENTER/PLA Y P AUSE STOP FOR A HIGHER QUALITY PICTURE DVD discs produce a high resolution picture. This may cause some picture artifacts on the TV during playback. The artifacts will vary depending on the TV used with the DVD video player . T o control picture artifacts reduce the sharpness [...]

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    AD - 1 100w 18 APEX DIGIT AL Playing Back a Disc Continued PLA YING A T 2X, 4X, 6X OR 8X THE NORMAL SPEED Y ou can play back a disc at 2x, 4x, 6x or 8x the normal speed. Press the REV or FWD button during playback. The playback speed becomes 2x the normal speed. The playback speed changes, each time you press the REV or FWD button. REV : Fast rever[...]

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    19 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 1 100w 1/4 the normal speed PLA YING IN SLOW-MOTION A disc can also be played back in slow-motion. Press the SLOW button during playback The playback speed becomes 1/2, 1/4, or 1/8 of the normal speed each time you press the SLOW button. (Reverse slow play as the same.) Playing Back a Disc Continued SF 2x SF 4x SF 8x 1/2 the n[...]

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    20 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 1 100w This DVD video player allows you to locate consecutive chapters or tracks. Press the SKIP or button repeatedly to display the requested chapter or track SKIP SKIP The DVD video player starts playback from the selected chapter or track. How to locate preceding chapters or tracks • When you press the SKIP button, the DV[...]

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    21 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 1 100w Locating a Specific T itle, Chapter or T rack Continued To select title 18: To select title 22: 3. Press ENTER/PLA Y button. LOCA TING A TITLE 1. Press GOTO during playback. Make sure that the space next to TITLE is highlighted. 2. Press numbers to select the title and chapter you want. • By pressing / OK you may shif[...]

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    22 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 1 100w Playing Repeatedly 1. Press the STOP button twice. 2. Press the SHUFFLE button during stop 3. Press the ENTER/PLA Y button. The DVD video player will now start random playback. Y ou must press the ENTER/PLA Y button within 5 seconds after you press the SHUFFLE button. • The DVD video player will go to another chapter [...]

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    23 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 1 100w ZOOMING A PICTURE This DVD video player allows you to zoom into a picture as well as shift the zoom point. Press ZOOM during normal playback or slow - motion. The DVD video player magnifies in the center of the picture. If you press during zoom playback, the zoom point shifts. TO RESUME NORMAL PLA YBACK. Press ZOOM duri[...]

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    24 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 1 100w Selecting the Camera Angles/ Language / Audio Settings THIS DVD VIDEO PLA YER ALLOWS YOU T O SELECT FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT ANGLES AND LANGUAGES. HOW TO CHANGE THE CAMERA ANGLE Press the ANGLE button while playing back a scene recorded with multiple angles. • Y ou may only press the ANGLE button when the angle icon is [...]

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    25 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 1 100w PROGRAM P 00: T00 C000 Playing in a Favorite Order COMBINE YOUR F A VORITE TITLES, CHAPTERS, OR TRACKS AND PLA Y THEM BACK IN ANY ORDER. PROGRAM UP TO 99 ITEMS INT O THE MEMORY . (PROGRAM PLA YBACK) The program playback function will automatically playback titles, chapters or tracks in the order preprogrammed. To CHANGE[...]

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    26 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 1 100w Selecting Subtitles HOW TO DISPLA Y SUBTITLES Y ou have the option to select a preferred subtitle from those included on the DVD video disc. Press the SUB-T button during playback. SUB-T 1/03 2/03 SUBTITLE 2 3/03 SUBTITLE 3 SUBTITLE OFF To TURN OFF the subtitles. SUBTITLE 1 Press the SUB-T during playback until the subt[...]

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    AD - 1 100w 27 APEX DIGIT AL W orking With Y our JPEG Files Section 1: What is a JPEG? Section 2: How to Create a JPEG Using your computer and a favorite computer software, you can create JPEG files capable of being played back on you TV Screen. 1) Open your computer software. 2) Locate the file menu and choose Open 3) Depending on your software, y[...]

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    AD - 1 100w 28 APEX DIGIT AL There are four modes to rotate a picture: Invert, Mirror , Left, and Right . These operations are allowed only when a picture is being displayed normally , and will be cancelled automatically when a new picture is displayed. The arrow key are used to select the different rotation modes: Up -Invert/Normal Down -Mirror/No[...]

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    29 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 1 100w Total playing time of the disc is displayed on the DVD display. Press DISPLA Y during playback TO TURN OFF THE ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y Press DISPLA Y Again. Using the On-Screen Display THE DVD VIDEO PLA YER ALLOWS YOU T O VIEW THE OPERA TIONAL ST A TUS AND DISC INFORMA TION ON YOUR TV SCREEN. TITLE ELAPSED T01/12 C006/039 T0[...]

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    30 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 1 100w 1. Press STOP during playback Press STOP once. 2. Press SETUP The SETUP MENU appears on the TV screen. 3. Select PREFERENCE using down key then press OK. 4. Select P ARENT AL, press 5. Select ratings, press OK 6. Enter your password then press ENTER/PLA Y The pre-set passw ord is 3308 7. Press SETUP to exit setup, press[...]

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    31 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 1 100w - - SPEAKER SETUP P AGE - - DOWNMIX MAIN P AGE LOUD SPEAKER SETUP - - DOLBY DIGIT AL SETUP - - DUAL MONO DYNAMIC MAIN P AGE DOLBY DIGITAL RELA TED 1. Press SETUP . 2. Press to select category (highlight), then press OK. 3. Press SETUP to normal playback. -- PREFERENCES P AGE -- AUDIO SUBTITLE DISC MENU P ARENT AL P ASSW[...]

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    32 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 1 100w V ideo output 1.0 V (p-p), 75 , negative sync., pin jack x 1 S video output (Y) 1.0 V (p-p), 75 negative sync., Mini DIN 4-pin x 1 (C) 0.286 V (p-p), 75 Audio output (digital audio) 0.5 V (p-p), 75 , pin jack x 1 Audio output (analog audio) 2.0 V (rms), 10K , pin jack(L,R) x 1 OUTPUTS Specifications DVD VIDEO PLA YER/OU[...]

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    33 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 1 100w T rouble Shooting Guide Check the following guide for a possible correction to a problem before contacting customer service. Check F AQ at our website: www .apexdigitalinc.com/ SYMPTOMS AND CORRECTION Symptom No power No picture No sound Rolling b/w picture Black & White picture The playback picture has occasional d[...]

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    34 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 1 100w Limited W arranty PLA YERS 90 DAYS LABOR ONE YEAR REPLACEMENT OF PARTS WHO IS COVERED? Proof of purchase is required to receive warranty service such as the original sales receipt showing original date of purchase from an authorized APEX Digital, Inc. dealer in N. America. Keep your original box and packaging in case yo[...]