Apex Digital AD-500 manual

AD - 500w 1 APEX DIGIT AL Safety Precautions The lightning flash with an arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to aler t the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that ma y be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The e xclamat[...]

AD - 500w 2 APEX DIGIT AL Impor tant Safety Instructions 1. R EAD T HE O WNER ’ S M ANUAL - F ollow all the operating and installation instructions. 2. R ET AIN I NSTRUCTIONS - The saf ety and operating instructions should be retained f or future use. 3. P AY A TTENTION T O W ARNINGS - All warnings on the appliances and in the operating instructi[...]

AD - 500w Intr oduction Thank you f or purchasing an Ape x Digital product. Y our D VD video pla yer is a pla yer f or digital video discs conf or ming to the univ ersal D VD video standard. With it, you will be ab le to enjoy full-length movies with true cinema picture and audio quality with multichannel sound (depending on the disc, and on y our [...]

AD - 500w ST ORING DISCS • Do not store discs in places subject to direct sunlight or near heat sources. • Do not store discs in places subject to moisture and dust such as a bathroom or near a humidifier . • Store discs vertically in a case. Stac king or placing objects on discs outside of their case may cause w ar ping. TYPE OF TV SYSTEM Co[...]

AD - 500w 5 APEX DIGIT AL Ta b le of Contents Saf ety Precautions ........................... 1 Impor tant Saf ety Instructions ........... 2 Introduction ........................................ 3 Notes on Discs.................................... 4 Identification of Controls...................... 6 D VD Displa y...................................[...]

AD - 500w Identification of Contr ols FR ONT P ANEL REAR P ANEL 1 3 5 7 1P OW ER ON/OFF 2 DISC LOADING TRA Y 3 OPEN/CLOSE 4 PLA Y 5P A USE 6S T O P 7 CHAPTER SKIP REVERSE 8 CHAPTER SKIP FOR W ARD 9 FOR W ARD SCAN 10 REVERSE SCAN 11 D VD DISPLA Y 1 4 5 4 1P O WER CORD 2 PCM DIGIT AL AUDIO OUTPUT 3 RCA STEREO A UDIO OUTPUT 4 S-VIDEO OUT JA CK 5 COMPO[...]

AD - 500w D VD Display The indicators va r y depending on the kinds of discs y ou pla y . After a D VD movie loads on the machine and stops at the movie menu, root will be displa y . D VD Video discs • After the Disc is Loaded: NTSC TITLE VCD Video discs • After the Disc is loaded: CD discs • After the Disc is loaded: MP3 discs • After the [...]

AD - 500w 17. ANGLE (SEE P A GE 21) 18. ZOOM (SEE P AGE 25) 19. SLO W MO TION (SEE P A GE 17 ) 20. V OLUME UP (SEE P A GE 25) 21. VO L UME DO WN (P A GE 25) 22. SHUFFLE (SEE P AGE 25) 23. SCAN FOR W ARD (17, 21) 24. SCAN REVERSE ( 17) 25. STEP (SEE P AGES 16,17) 26. PA USE (SEE P A GES 16,17) 27. ENTER/PLA Y (SEE P A GES 15,16,24,27) 28. DISPLA Y ([...]

AD - 500w Remote Contr ol Continued 123 Open the cover . OPERA TING WITH THE REMO TE CONTROL Operating D VD video pla yer with the remote control. 1 The remote control m ust point at the remote sensor , in order f or the D VD player to function correctl y . Distance: Maximum of 7 m from the front of the remote sensor . Angle: Appro ximately 30˚ fr[...]

AD - 500w Connecting to a TV NO TICE • Ref er to the manual of the connected TV . • T urn off the power and unplug both units bef ore setting up any connections. • If y our television only has a cable antenna connection y ou will need to purchase an RF adapter from y our dealer . • If you connect the D VD video play er to a video cassette r[...]

AD - 500w 11 APEX DIGIT AL Enjo ying Digital Stereo Sound (BETTER) Digital Stereo Enjo y the dynamic sound of Digital Stereo by connecting a stereo amplifier/receiv er equipped with a digital audio input jack to the dvd Digital A udio Out jack. Refer to y our amplifier/receiver o wners man ual. Enjo ying 2 Channel STEREO Sound (GOOD) To Connect to [...]

12 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 500w GENERAL SETUP MENU GENERAL SETUP With no disc in tray: 1) Press SETUP to view the Gener al Setup Menu. 2) Press ENTER/PLA Y . 3) Select each option by pressing the direction k eys / / / / on the remote . 4) T o e xit select “EXIT”, setup ENTER/PLA Y . TV DISPLA Y >> 4:3/PS-select when connected to a standard tel[...]

AD - 500w 13 APEX DIGIT AL -- DOLBY DIGIT AL SETUP -- COMPRESSION DU AL MONO >> D YNAMIC RNG FRONT SPEAKER MAIN P A GE STEREO LEFT MONO RIGHT MONO MIXED MONO DOLBY DIGIT AL/5.1 SETUP SETUP SETUP DIRECTION KEYS MENU SETTING 1. With no disc in the tra y , press SETUP to view the main menu. 2. Select DOLBY DIGIT AL SETUP using down arr ow direct[...]

14 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 500w DU AL MONO This 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 D VD is being play ed in 5.1-channel. D YNAMIC RNG When the compression mode is set to “LINE OUT”, this is selected to adjust linear compression rate to obtain the diff [...]

AD - 500w 15 APEX DIGIT AL 1. Press the PO WER button displa yed on the front panel. 2. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to open tra y . Be sure the pla yback side is f aced down. 3. Place the disc on the disc tray . 4. Press the ENTER/PLA Y button. After closing the disc tra y playbac k will star t. If the disc you w ant to playbac k is a D VD disc, th[...]

AD - 500w 16 APEX DIGIT AL Pla ying Back a Disc Continued FOR A HIGHER QU ALITY PICTURE D VD video discs produce a high resolution picture and contains an abundance of inf or mation. This may cause cer tain picture noise on the TV during playbac k. The noise will v ar y depending on the selected TV used with this D VD video play er . T o control th[...]

AD - 500w 17 APEX DIGIT AL Pla y Discs at V arious Speeds F AST SCAN When pla ying a disc, y ou may f orward f ast scan or rev erse fast scan. (FF) F ast f orward; (FR) F ast Rev erse. WHEN PLA YING D VD 1. Press to f orward scan. Each time you press the b utton, the screen will display the speed at which it’ s scanning: 2. Press to re v erse sca[...]

AD - 500w 18 APEX DIGIT AL 1) T urn on TV to view the displa y . Load the MP3 disc, press pla y . After 5-10 seconds the TV will displa y the follo wing: 2) Press ENTER/PLA Y 3) TV will display the MP3 TRA CK ROO T menu and a list of files(songs). 4) Press ENTER/PLA Y 5) T o skip trac ks press ” “ or “ “ or the numbered keys. 6) Press OPEN/[...]

AD - 500w 19 APEX DIGIT AL This D VD video pla yer allo ws you to locate consecutiv e chapters or trac ks. Press the SKIP or button repeatedl y to display the desired c hapter or trac k The D VD video play er star ts pla yback from the selected chapter or tr ack. How to locate preceeding c hapters or trac ks • When y ou press the SKIP button, the[...]

Pla ying Repeatedly THIS D VD VIDEO PLA YER ALLO WS Y OU T O PLA YBACK A SPECIFIC TITLE, CHAPTER, TRACK, OR SEGMENT REPEA TEDL Y . (TITLE REPEA T , CHAPTER/TRA CK REPEA T , A-B REPEA T) HO W T O REPEA T A TITLE, CHAPTER, OR TRA CK 1. Select the title , chapter , or track y ou want to repeat 2. Press the REPEA T button The repeat mode changes, each [...]

Selecting the Camera Angle/Selecting a Language THIS D VD VIDEO PLA YER ALLO WS Y OU T O SELECT FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT ANGLES AND LANGU AGES . HO W T O CHANGE THE CAMERA ANGLE If the D VD video disc was recorded using multiple angles , you ha ve the option to change the camera angle of the scene y ou are watching. Press the ANGLE button while pla y[...]

Pla ying in a Fa v orite Or der 22 APEX DIGIT AL THIS D VD VIDEO PLA YER ALLO WS Y OU T O PROGRAM UP TO 99 ITEMS INT O THE MEMOR Y AND THEN PLA Y THEM BA CK IN ANY ORDER. Y OU HA VE THE OPTION TO COMBINE Y OUR F A V ORITE, TITLES, CHAPTERS OR TRA CKS AND PLA Y THEM BACK THE W A Y Y OU W ANT IT PLA YED BACK. (PR OGRAM PLA YBA CK) The program pla yba[...]

Selecting Subtitles HO W T O DISPLA Y SUBTITLES Y ou ha ve the option to select a preferred subtitle from those inc luded on the D VD video disc. Press the SUB-T button during playbac k. To TURN OFF the subtitles. SUBTITLE 01/02 ENGISH SUBTITLE 02/02 FRENCH Press the SUB-T during playbac k until the subtitles disappears. SUBTITLE OFF NO TICE • Du[...]

AD - 500w 24 APEX DIGIT AL Setting the P arental Loc k Y OU CAN USE THE P ARENT AL LOCK FUNCTION ONL Y WITH D VD VIDEO DISCS EQUIPPED WITH THE P ARENT AL LOCK FEA TURE. TO CHANGE THE P ARENT AL LOCK SETTING D VD video discs equipped with the parental lock function are rated according to their content. The contents allowed by a parental loc k lev el[...]

AD - 500w 25 APEX DIGIT AL Quic k Reference of Features On Remote Contr o l 1. SYSTEM: Select between NTSC and P AL television systems . Nor th America uses NTSC. 2. A UDIO: Change the language on movies (if disc suppor ts multi-languages) or change the audio surround output from DOLBY DIGIT AL to DTS (if applicab le to your system). 3. ANGLE: Chan[...]

TYPE OF DISC HO W T O ENJO Y VIDEO CD without PBC A udio and video can be play ed back by oper ating the unit in the (VERSION 1.1) same wa y as a standard audio CD . VIDEO CD with PBC Y ou can enjo y pla yback with interactiv e software with a search (VERSION 2.0) function using the menu display ed on the TV screen “Men u Pla yback”. Some of th[...]

AD - 500w 27 APEX DIGIT AL 1. Press SETUP . 2. Press to select category (highlight), then press PLA Y/ENTER. 3. Press SETUP to normal playback. Customizing the Function Settings THIS D VD VIDEO PLA YER ALLO WS Y OU T O CUST OMIZE THE PERFORMANCE T O Y OUR PERSONAL PREFERENCE. DISPLA YING THE SETUP MENU SCREEN The SETUP MENU screen asks you to selec[...]

AD - 500w 28 APEX DIGIT AL Video output 1.0 V (p-p), 75 Ω , negativ e sync., pin jack x 1 S video output (Y) 1.0 V (p-p), 75 Ω negativ e sync., Mini DIN 4-pin x 1 (C) 0.286 V (p-p), 75 Ω Component video output/ (Y) 1.0 V (p-p), 75 Ω negativ e sync., pin jack x 1 Progressiv e Scan (Cr)/(Cb) 0.7 V (p-p), 75 Ω A udio output (digital audio) 0[...]

AD - 500w 29 APEX DIGIT AL Tr oubleshooting Guide Check the f ollowing guide for a possible correction to a pr oblem before contacting customer service. Check F AQ at our website: www .apexdigitalinc.com/ SYMPT OMS AND CORRECTION Symptom No power No picture No sound Rolling b/w picture Black & White picture The pla yback picture has occasional [...]

AD - 500w 30 APEX DIGIT AL Limited W arranty PLA YERS 90 D A YS LABOR ONE YEAR REPLACEMENT OF P AR TS WHO IS CO VERED? Proof of purchase is required to receive w arranty ser vice such as the original sales receipt showing original date of purchase from an authorized Ape x Digital, Inc. dealer in N. Amer ica. K eep your original box and pac kaging i[...]