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Apex Digital AD-600A manual

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    1 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A Safety Precautions The lightning flash with a 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 xclama[...]

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    2 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A Impor tant Saf ety Instructions 1. R EAD T HE O WNER ’ S M ANU AL - Fo llo w all the operating and installation instructions. 2. R ET AIN I NSTRUCTIONS - The saf ety and operating instructions should be retained for future use . 3. P AY A TTENTION TO W ARNINGS - All war nings on the appliances and in the operating instruct[...]

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    3 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A Impor tant Saf ety Instructions 16. D ISC - Do not use a def or med, crack ed, or heavily scratched disc. Using these disc will limit y our viewing pleasure, and/or ma y damage the inter nal workings of y our machine . 17. L IGHTING AND P O WER S URGES - Use a power strip to help eliminate surges and spikes caused b y lighti[...]

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    4 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A Intr oduction Y our D VD video play er is a play er for digital video discs conf or ming to the universal D VD video standard. With it, y ou 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 f eatures[...]

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    5 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A Ta bl e of Contents Saf ety Precautions ........................... 1 Impor tant Safety Instructions ........... 2 - 3 Introduction ........................................ 4 Identification of Controls .................... 6 D VD Displa y..........................................7 Remote Control .............................[...]

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    6 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A Identification of Contr ols FR ONT P ANEL REAR P ANEL 1 4 5 6 8 9 10 1 13 12 7 3 2 1P O W E R ON/OFF 2 MIC 1 3 MIC 2 4M IC LEVEL 1 5M IC LEVEL 2 6D VD DISPLA Y 7D I SC LOADING TRA Y 8 OPEN/CLOSE 9S T O P 10 PLA Y 11 P A USE 12 SKIP REVERSE 13 SKIP FOR W ARD 1 COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT 2S -VIDEO OUTPUT 3 COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 4[...]

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    7 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A D VD Display VIDEO CD/A UDIO CD indicator Operating status indicator Title number Chapter/track n umber indicator D VD indicator Repeat playbac k mode indicator MEMOR Y indicator PBC indicator Angle icon indicator Component video indicator RANDOM indicator The indicators v ar y depending on the kinds of discs you pla y . D V[...]

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    8 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A 19 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 17 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 36 38 37 35 20. PBC OFF (PLA YBACK CONTR OL) 21. ANGLE 22. SUBTITLE 23. GO T O 24. DISPLA Y 25. MUTE 26. CLEAR 27. ECHO+ (KARA OKE) 28. KEY+ (KARA OKE) 29. V OLUME 30. ECHO- (KARA OKE) 31. KEY - (KARA OKE) 32. ENTER/PLA Y 33. RESUME [...]

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    9 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A 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 xi[...]

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    10 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A 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 s are [...]

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    11 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A 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 F rom the SETUP MENU, set the "A UDIO OUTPUT" T o "ANALOG". • How to setup the video output F rom the SETUP MENU, set the "SET VIDEO OUT" to &qu[...]

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    12 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A RF-Modulator Y our T V (Back) VT o T V Antenna R L UHF/Antenna IN Co axial 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 onntection TV /Audio Input C onntection (R) (R) (L) (L) (V) (V) Connection 1 Figure 1 Connecting the TV to the D VD through the VCR Note: M[...]

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    13 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A COAXI AL VIDEO OUT A UDIO OUT L R 2 1 RF-Modulator Y our T V (Back) (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 OUT Y our VCR (Back) UHF/Antenna OUT Co axial Figur[...]

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    14 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A NO TICE • Do not connect the PCM/DOLBY DIGIT AL A UDIO OUT jac k of the D VD video play er to the A C-3 RF input of a Dolby Digital receiv er . Instead, connect to the “DIGIT AL ” or “COAXIAL ” input of a Dolb y Digital/DTS receiv er or Processor . The input of the A/V receiver i s not compatible with the PCM/DOLB[...]

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    Enjo ying Dolb y Pr o Logic Surr ound Sound (GOOD) Dolby Pr o Logic Surround Enjo y the dynamic realistic sound of Dolby 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" via the setup menu. 15 APEX D[...]

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    16 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A What is MP3 and VCD? WHA T IS MP3? MP3 is a compression f or m (like zip). The name MP3 stand for Mpeg1 A udio la yer 3 and its compression algorithm is based on a complicated psycho-acoustic model. This model is based on the f act that the human ear can not hear all the audio frequencies. The human hearing range is between[...]

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    17 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A What is MP3 and VCD? WHA T IS VCD? A VCD looks like an ordinary 5” CD with the same digital audio quality , plus good video capability . It is a new video f or mat that offers a quality picture with o v er an hour of pla ying time. Note: 1)When y ou playbac k video CD, y ou must turn PBC OFF in order to stop the c hapter/[...]

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    18 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A 1. Press the PO WER button displa yed on the front panel. The PO WER indicator will illuminate, as the D VD video play er tur ns on. 2. Press the OPEN/CLOSE b utton. This will open the disc tra y . Be sure the pla yback side is f aced down. 3. Place the disc on the disc tra y . 4. Press ENTER/PLA Y After closing the disc tr[...]

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    19 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A Pla ying Back a Disc Continued TITLE ENTER/PLA Y PA USE/PLA Y STOP FOR A HIGHER QU ALITY PICTURE The D VD video discs produces a high resolution picture as well as contains a lot of inf or mation. This causes periodical picture noise on the TV dur ing pla yback. The noise will v ar y depending on the selected TV used with t[...]

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    20 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A 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 REW 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 REW or FWD button. REW: F ast r[...]

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    21 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A 1/4 the normal speed PLA YING IN SLO W -MO TION A disc can also be pla yed bac k in slow-motion. Press the SLO W button during pla yback The pla yback speed becomes 1/2, 1/4, or 1/8 of the nor mal speed each time you press the SLO W button. (Re verse slow pla y as the same.) Pla ying Back a Disc Continued ENTER/PLA Y SLOW S[...]

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    22 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A 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 but[...]

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    23 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A TITLE PBC OFF GOT O NUMBER BUTT ONS ENTER/PLA Y 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 yer pla ys each individual chapters. 3. Press to show the rest of the chapter s 4. Select chapter by n umbers The D [...]

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    24 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A 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/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 r[...]

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    25 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A 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 button 2. Press the SHUFFLE button 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 pres[...]

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    26 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A 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 zoom point shifts . ZOOM Zooming a Picture ZOOM ZOOM X 2 ZOOM[...]

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    27 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A Selecting the Camera Angle/Selecting a Language THIS D VD VIDEO PLA YER ALLOWS Y OU T O SELECT FR OM SEVERAL DIFFERENT ANGLES AND LANGU A GES. HO W T O CHANGE THE CAMERA ANGLE If the D VD video disc was recorded from multiple angles , you ha ve the option to change the camera angle of the scene y ou are watching. Press the [...]

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    28 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A Pla ying in a Fa v orite Order This Dvd video pla yer allows y ou to program up to 99 items into the memor y and then pla y them back in any order . Y ou hav e the option to combine your f av orite, titles, chapters or trac ks and play them bac k the wa y you want it pla yed bac k. (program pla ybac k) The program pla yback[...]

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    29 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A 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 su[...]

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    30 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A Karaoke THIS D VD VIDEO PLA YER ALLO WS Y OU T O ENJO Y KARA OKE WITH ONE OR TWO MICR OPHONES HO W T O SETUP THE KARA OKE Make sure that the Kar aoke 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. 1. Set the “A UDIO OUT” to[...]

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    31 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A 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 so[...]

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    32 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A 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. Usin[...]

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    33 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A 1. Press ST OP twice during playback Press ST OP once dur ing pla yback. Press ST OP again. 2. Press SETUP The SETUP MENU appears on the TV screen. 3. Select PREFERENCE, press ENTER. - - - PREFERENCE P AGE - - - A UDIO SUBTITLE DISC MENU COUNTR Y P ARENT AL >> P ASSWORD DEF AUL TS SET P ARENT AL CONTROL Setting the P [...]

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    34 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A - - GENERAL P AGE - - TV DISPLA Y >> TV TYPE ANGLE MARK OSD LANG AU DIO OUTPUT CAPTION SCREEN SA VER SET VIDEO OUT SET TV DISPLA Y MODE 1. Press SETUP . 2. Press to select category (highlight), then press PLA Y/ENTER. 3. Press SETUP to normal playbac k. - - SETUP MENU - - MAIN P AGE > GENERAL SETUP < > SPEAKE[...]

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    35 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A Notes on Discs HO W T O HANDLE, CLEAN, AND ST ORE DISCS. HANDLING DISCS • Do not touch the pla yback side of the disc. • Do not attach paper or tape to discs. CLEANING DISCS • Finger prints and dust on the disc cause picture and sound deterioration. Wipe the disc from the center outward with a soft cloth. Alwa ys keep[...]

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    36 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A 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 (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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    37 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A 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 pla[...]

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    38 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A TYPE OF DISC HO W T O ENJO Y VIDEO CD without PBC A udio and movie can be pla yed 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 pla yback with inter active software and softw are with s[...]

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    39 APEX DIGIT AL AD-600A Limited W arranty PLA YER 90 D A YS LABOR ONE YEAR REPLA CEMENT OF P AR TS WHO IS CO VERED? A proof of purchase is required to receive w arranty ser vice. A sales receipt or other document showing o r i g i na l date of purchase is considered proof of purchase. WHA T IS CO VERED? W arranty repair is one (1) year limited w a[...]