Apex Digital AD-5131 manual

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    Safety Precautions The lightning flash with an arrowhead symbol within an equilater al triangle is intended to aler t the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous v oltage" within the product's enclosure that ma y be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electr ic shoc k to persons. The e xclamation point within an eq[...]

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    2 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 5131 Impor tant Saf ety Instructions 1. R EAD T HE O WNER ’ S M ANUAL - Fo llow all the operating and installation instructions. 2. R ET AIN I NSTRUCTIONS - The saf ety and operating instr uctions should be retained f or future use. 3. P AY A TTENTION TO W ARNINGS - All warnings on the appliances and in the operating instr uc[...]

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    3 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 5131 Impor tant Saf ety Instructions 12. D ISC T RA Y - K eep your fingers well clear of the disc tr a y as it is closing. It may cause serious personal injur y , or do damage to the machine. 13. W EIGHT - Do not place a heavy object (amplifier , receiv er) on y our D VD play er . The object may f all, causing serious personal [...]

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    4 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 5131 Intr oduction Y our D VD video play er is a play er f or digital video discs conf orming to the universal D VD video standard. With it, you will be able to enjo y full-length movies with true cinema picture quality , and stereo or multichannel sound (depending on the disc, and on y our playbac k setup). The unique features[...]

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    AD - 5131 HDCD ,High Definition Compatible Digital and P acific Microsonics are either registered trademarks or trademarks of P acific Microsonics,Inc.in the United States and/or other countries.HDCD system manuf actured under license from P acific Microsonics,Inc.This product is cov ered by one or more of the f ollowing: In the USA: 5,479,168,5,63[...]

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    6 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 5131 Ta bl e of Contents Saf ety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Impor tant Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . .2 - 3 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Notes on Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Identification of Controls . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    1 ANALOG A UDIO OUTPUT 2 COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 3 COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT 4S -VIDEO OUTPUT 5 OPTICAL OUTPUT 6 DIGIT AL A UDIO-COAXIAL OUTPUT 7 PO WER CORD INPUT 7 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 5131 Identification of Contr ols FR ONT P ANEL REAR P ANEL 5 1P O W E R ON/OFF 2D VD DISPLA Y 3D I SC LOADING TRA Y 4 OPEN/CLOSE 5S T O P 6 PLA Y/ENTER 7 STEP/P A USE 8 [...]

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    8 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 5131 D VD Display The indicators vary depending on the kinds of discs you pla y . D VD Video discs • When closing the disc tra y: Example • During playback: Example Some D VD video discs may not display the chapter nu mbers or elapsed time. TITLE 3 DVD 0:00:02 Playing chapter 3 Elapsed time of the current title CH/ 1:0 VCD [...]

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    9 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 5131 What is VCD , MP3, HDCD , & Picture CD WHA T IS VCD? Size and shape of an y regular music CD with the same digital audio , plus good video capability . It is a new video f or mat that off ers e xceptional high-end digital picture quality and smoothness, o ver an hour of pla ying time, full CD-quality , stereo sound, an[...]

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    10 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 5131 2 4 5 6 9 11 19 18 20 21 22 23 33 35 Remote Contr ol 20. PBC OFF 21. SUB-T 22. GO TO 23. DISPLA Y 24. MUTE 25. RESUME 26. EQU ALIZER 27. V OLUME 28. VSS 29. DISC3 30. DISC2 31. DIRECTION (UP/DO WN/LEFT/RIGHT) 32. ENTER/PLA Y 33. A-B 34. KEY+ 35. ZOOM 36. KEY - 37. FOR W ARD SKIP 38. PA USE/STEP 1. TITLE 2. PO WER 3. SETUP[...]

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    11 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 5131 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. AD-703 MIC LEVEL _ + _ + ON OFF 12 MIC 3 DISC DIGITAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 +10 OPEN/CLOSE TITLE PLAY/ENTER STOP STEP/ P AUSE AUDIO SUB-T ANGLE MENU 1 2 30˚ 30˚ 1 Th[...]

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    12 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 5131 1 2 Connecting to a TV NO TICE • It will be helpful to also ref er to the manual of the connected TV . • T ur n off the power and unplug both units bef ore setting up any connections . • The playbac k picture will be distor ted, if you do not connect the D VD video play er directly to your TV because D VD video disc[...]

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    Best Picture The Component Video input allows y ou to enjoy the sound and picture quality of the D VD video discs. • How to setup the sound output Step 1: After y ou hav e connected the input and output cables , tur n on your TV and pla yer . Step 2: Press the Set-up b utton on your remote control. Step 3: Select General Set-up by pressing the En[...]

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    14 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 5131 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 Coax ial Y our VCR (Back) UHF/Antenna OUT C oaxial COAX IAL VIDEO OUT A UDIO OUT L R 2 1 AD-5131 (Back) TV / Video Input C onntection TV /A udio Input C onntection (R) (R) (L) (L) (V) (V) Connection 1 Figure 1 Connect[...]

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    15 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 5131 Connecting to a TV using a RF Modulator COAXI AL VIDEO OUT A UDIO OUT L R 2 1 RF-Modulator Y our T V (Back) AD-5131 (Back) TV / Video Input C onn tection TV /Audio Input C onn tection VT o T V Antenna R L (R) (R) (L) (L) (V) To your Cable/Satelite connection (V) UHF/Antenna IN Co axial Y our Cable/Satelite Box IN OUT IN O[...]

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    Enjoy Dolb y Digital or DTS (BEST) Dolby Digital/DTS Dolby Digital and DTS surround sound are currently what y ou hear when you go to mo vies. Now y ou can enjoy home theater , or concer t like audio with the most amazing sound quality , in the comforts of y our o wn home. Dolby Digital and DTS prog ramming can deliv er surround with five discrete [...]

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    17 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 5131 Enjo ying Dolb y Pr o Logic Surr ound Sound (GOOD) Dolby Pr o Logic Surround Enjo y the dynamic realistic sound of Dolb y Pro Logic Surround by connecting an amplifier and speaker system (right and left front speak ers, a center speaker , and one or two rear speakers). Set "A UDIO OUTPUT" to "ANALOG" v[...]

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    18 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 5131 1. Press the PO WER b utton displa yed on the fr ont panel. The PO WER indicator will illuminate red, as the D VD video pla yer turns on. 2. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button. This will open the disc tra y . Be sure the pla ybac k side is f aced down. 3. Place the disc on the disc tray . 5. Press OPEN/CLOSE As the D VD video pl[...]

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    19 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 5131 Pla ying Back a Disc Continued TITLE ENTER/PLA Y PA USE/STEP STOP/RETURN FOR A HIGHER QU ALITY PICTURE The D VD video discs produces a high resolution picture as well as contains a lot of inf ormation. This causes periodical picture noise on the TV dur ing pla ybac k. The noise will v ar y depending on the selected TV use[...]

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    20 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 5131 Pla ying Back a Disc Continued PLA YING A T 2X, 4X, 6X, OR 8X THE NORMAL SPEED Y ou can pla y back a disc at 2x, 4x, 6x, or 8x the normal speed. Press the REV or FWD button during pla yback. The pla yback speed becomes 2x the normal speed. The pla yback speed changes , each time you press the REV or FWD button. REV : F as[...]

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    21 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 5131 1/4 the normal speed PLA YING IN SLO W-MO TION A disc can also be pla yed back in slo w-motion. Press the SLO W button during pla yback The pla ybac k speed becomes 1/2, 1/4, or 1/8 of the nor mal speed each time you press the SLO W button. (Re v erse slow pla y as the same.) Pla ying Back a Disc Continued ENTER/PLA Y SLO[...]

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    AD - 5131 22 APEX DIGIT AL Pla ying Back a Disc Continued / Remo ving A Disc ABOUT EQU ALIZER BUTT ON Use to increase or decrease tonal sound quality through the pla yer . Pressing the Equalizer ke y will cycle the play er through one of the following modes: 1) Equalizer On select type b y pressing Enter 2) Spectrum Anal yzer will display on screen[...]

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    23 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 5131 This D VD video pla y er allows y ou to locate consecutive chapters or trac ks. Press the SKIP or button repeatedl y to display the requested chapter or trac k SKIP SKIP The D VD video play er star ts playbac k from the selected chapter or track. How to locate pr oceeding chapters or trac ks • When y ou press the SKIP b[...]

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    24 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 5131 TITLE VIEW INDIVIDU AL CHAPTERS If the D VD video disc contains different chapters , you can locate a specific chapter . 1. Press PBC OFF 2. Press D VD DIGEST The pla y er pla ys each individual chapters. 3. Press to sho w the rest of the chapter s 4. Select c hapter by n umbers The D VD play er star t to play selected ch[...]

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    25 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 5131 Pla ying Repeatedly THIS D VD VIDEO PLA YER ALLOWS Y OU T O PLA YBA CK A SPECIFIC TITLE, CHAPTER, TRA CK, OR SEGMENT REPEA TEDL Y . (TITLE REPEA T , CHAPTER/TRACK REPEA T , A-B REPEA T) HO W T O REPEA T A TITLE, CHAPTER, OR TRACK 1. Select the title, c hapter , or track y ou want to repeat 2. Press the REPEA T button The [...]

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    26 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 5131 PLA YING TITLES IN RANDOM ORDER This D VD video play er will automatically choose the titles in a D VD video disc and pla y them back randomly . 1. Press the PBC OFF b utton 2. Press the SHUFFLE b utton during stop 3. Press the ENTER/PLA Y button The D VD video play er will now star t r andom pla yback. NO TICE Y ou must [...]

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    27 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 5131 ZOOMING A PICTURE This D VD video play er allows you to z oom into a picture as well as shift the zoom point. Press ZOOM during normal playbac k or slow-motion. The D VD video play er magnifies in the center of the picture. If you press during zoom pla yback, the z oom point shifts. ZOOM Zooming a Picture ZOOM X 2 ZOOM X [...]

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    28 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 5131 Selecting the Camera Angle/Selecting a Language THIS D VD VIDEO PLA YER ALLOWS 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 from multiple angles , y ou hav e the option to change the camera angle of the scene y ou are watching. Press th[...]

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    29 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 5131 Pla ying in a Fa v orite Order This D VD video pla y er allows y ou to program up to 99 items into the memor y and then pla y them bac k in any order . Y ou hav e the option to combine your f av or ite, titles , chapters or trac ks and play them bac k the wa y y ou want it pla yed bac k. (program pla yback) The program pl[...]

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    30 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 5131 Selecting Subtitles HO W T O DISPLA Y SUBTITLES Y ou have 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. 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 playbac k until the [...]

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    31 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 5131 Pla ying Back Y our K OD AK Picture CD Normal When a K OD AK Picture CD is inser ted, an automated slide show is launched. Each picture in the current director y will be displa yed consecutiv ely in a slide- show f ashion and will be scaled to fit most of the TV screen. T welv e slideshow transition modes are pro vided. U[...]

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    32 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 5131 Wo rking With Y our JPEG Files Section 1: What is a JPEG? Section 1: How to Create a JPEG Using your computer and a f av or ite computer software, y ou can create JPEG files capable of being pla yed bac k on you TV Screen. 1) Open y our computer software. 2) Locate the file menu and choose Open 3) Depending on your softw [...]

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    33 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 5131 mode 7: wipe from r ight to left mode 8: wipe from left/r ight to center mode 9: wipe from center to left/r ight mode 10: wipe from edge to center mode 11: hor izontal blinds mode 12: random Normal Slide Show Presentation When a JPEG disc is loaded into the pla yer , a menu will appear on screen. From the Play Mode sho wn[...]

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    34 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 5131 Karaoke THIS D VD VIDEO PLA YER ALLO WS Y OU T O ENJO Y KARA OKE WITH ONE OR TWO MICROPHONES HO W T O SETUP THE KARA OKE Make sure that the Kar aok e discs are either a VCD Karaok e or a D VD Karaoke disc. These are the only two compatible f or mats that this D VD video play er will recognize. Note: To tur n the Karaok e [...]

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    35 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 5131 D VD video • Echo adjustment • K ey adjustment • Sound selection VIDEO CD • Echo adjustment • K ey adjustment • Sound selection of left and right channel • V ocal cancel* • V ocal change* FUNCTIONS A V AILABLE IN THIS UNIT (SET WITH KARAOKE ON) *V ocal cancel: Eliminates the v ocal sound centered from the [...]

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    36 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 5131 CHECKING THE OPERA TIONAL ST A TUS With this function, you can vie w on your TV , the follo wing: - Current title - T rac k number - T otal pla ying time Press DISPLA Y during playbac k. To tal playing time of the disc is displa yed in the D VD display . DISPLA Y TO TURN OFF THE ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y Press DISPLA Y Again. Us[...]

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    - - SETUP MENU - - MAIN P AGE GENERAL SETUP SPEAKER SETUP DOLBY DIGIT AL SETUP KARAOKE SETUP PREFERENCES EXIT SETUP GOT O PREFERENCES P AGE 37 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 5131 1. Press ST OP during playbac k Press ST OP twice. 2. Press SETUP The SETUP MENU appears on the TV screen. 3. Select PREFERENCES, press ENTER. Setting the P arental Loc k Y OU CAN USE[...]

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    - - DOLBY DIGIT AL SETUP - - DUAL MONO D YNAMIC MAIN P AGE DUAL MONO (1+1) SETUP 38 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 5131 Customizing the Function Settings THIS D VD VIDEO PLA YER ALLOWS Y OU T O CUST OMIZE THE PERFORMANCE T O Y OUR PERSONAL PREFERENCES. DISPLA YING THE SETUP MENU SCREEN The SETUP MENU screen asks you to select a setting category from General Se[...]

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    39 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 5131 Video output 1.0 V (p-p), 75 Ω , negativ e sync., pin jac k 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 negative sync., pin jac k x 1 (Cr)/(Cb) 0.7 V (p-p), 75 Ω A udio output (digital audio) 0.5 V (p-p), 75 Ω[...]

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    40 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 5131 Bef ore Calling Ser vice P er sonnel Check the f ollowing guide for the possible cause of a pr oblem before contacting service. SYMPT OMS AND CORRECTION Symptom No power No picture No sound The pla yback picture has occasional distor tion Brightness is unstable or noises are produced on pla yback pictures The D VD video p[...]

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    41 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 5131 TYPE OF DISC HO W TO ENJO Y VIDEO CD without PBC A udio and movie can be pla y ed back b y operating the unit in the (VERSION 1.1) same w a y as the audio CD . VIDEO CD with PBC In addition to the operation of the VIDEO CD without PBC, y ou can (VERSION 2.0) enjo y a playbac k with interactiv e software and softw are with[...]

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    APEX DIGIT AL AD - 3601 42 Limited W arranty PLA YERS 90 D A YS LABOR ONE YEAR REPLA CEMENT 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. America. K eep your original bo x and packaging i[...]