Apex Digital HT-180 manual

HT -180 OPERA TING MANUAL HOME THEA TER SYSTEM APEX DIGIT AL, INC. 2919 E. Philadelphia Street Ontario, CA 91761 909. 930. 1239 • TEL 909. 673. 0660 • F AX www .apexdigitalinc.com MP3 READABLE[...]

APEX DIGIT AL HT -180 1 Safety Precautions T h e l i g h t n i n g f l a s h w i t h a n a r r o w h e a d s y m b o l w i t h i n a n e q u i l a t e r a l t r i a n g l e i s i n t e n d e d t o a l e r t t h e u s e r t o t h e p r e s e n c e o f u n i n s u l a t e d “ d a n g e r o u s v o l t a g e ” w i t h i n t h e p r o d u c t ’ s[...]

APEX DIGIT AL HT -180 2 CAUTION: Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. Please carefully study this manual and always keep it available. There are, however , some installation and operation precautions which you should be aware of. 1.Read Instructions[...]

APEX DIGIT AL HT -180 3 Alternate Warnings - This product is equipped with a three-wire grounding-type plug, a plug having a third (grounding) pin. This plug will only fit into a grounding-type power outlet. This is a safety feature, If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet, contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do n[...]

d. If the product does not operate normally by following the operating instructions. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to its normal operation. e. If the prod[...]

APEX DIGIT AL HT -180 5 Introduction Thank you for purchasing our APEX DIGIT AL DVD Home Theater System with AM/FM Tuner . With it, you will be able to enjoy full length DVD movies with true cinema picture quality , and stereo multichannel sound. What’s more, Parental Control lets you decide which discs your children will be able to see. Y our Pl[...]

Notes on Discs HOW TO HANDLE, CLEAN, AND STORE DISCS. HANDLING DISCS • Do not touch the playback side of the disc. • Do not attach paper or tape to discs. CLEANING DISCS • Fingerprints and dust on the disc cause picture and sound deterioration. Wipe the disc from the center outward with a soft cloth. Always keep the disc clean. • If you can[...]

APEX DIGIT AL HT -180 7 T able of Contents Safety Precautions..............................1 Important Safety Instructions...............2-4 Introduction.........................................5 Notes on Discs...................................6 Index of Parts and Controls................8-1 1 Connecting to a TV ............................12 Conn[...]

APEX DIGIT AL HT -180 8 Idex of Parts and Controls FRONT P ANEL 1 POWER ON/OFF 2 INFRARED SENSOR 3 OPEN/CLOSE 4 ST ANDBY/ON INDICA T OR 5 PL A Y 6 ST OP 7 P A US E 8 VOLUME KNOB 9 MUL TI-PURPOSE BUTTON a) NEXT : page down or skip to next track b) PRESET +: scan forward all the stations preset 10 MUL TI-PURPOSE BUTTON a) PREV: page up or skip to pre[...]

APEX DIGIT AL HT -180 9 REAR P ANEL 1 FM 75 ohms WIRE ANTENNA 2 AM LOOP ANTENNA 3 A V INPUT COMPOSITE VIDEO,AUDIO L,AUDIO R 4 A V MONITOR OUTPUT COMPOSITE VIDEO,AUDIO L,AUDIO R 5 (DOLBY 5.1 CHANNEL) SPEAKER TERMINAL FRONT R(+/-) CENTER(+/-) FRONT L (+/-) REAR R (+/-) WOOFER(+/-) REAR L(+/-) 6 COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT 7 S-VIDEO OUTPUT 8 DIGIT AL COAXI[...]

1.DISPLA Y 2.FUNCTION 3.POWER 4.A-B REPEA T 5.GOTO 6.REPEA T 7.NUMBER 8.SUBTITLE 9.AUDIO 10.ANGLE 1 1.DIRECTION 12.ECHO + 13.ECHO - 14.SETUP 15.MUL TI-PURPOSE (SKIP FORW ARD OR PRESET+) 16.MUL TI-PURPOSE (SKIP BACKWARD OR PRESET -) 17.FM/AM 18.PLA Y/ P AUSE 19.STOP 20.MUL TI-FUNCTION (FAST REVERSE OR TUNING-) 21.MUL TI-FUNCTION (FAST FORW ARD OR TU[...]

APEX DIGITAL HT-180 11 123 Open the cover . OPERA TING WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL Operating HT -180 with the remote control. The remote control must point at the remote sensor , in order for the HT -180 to function correctly . Distance: Maximum of 7m from the front of the remote sensor . Angle: Approximately 30˚ from each direction. *Please do not pl[...]

APEX DIGITAL HT-180 Connecting to a TV NOTICE • T urn off the power and unplug both units before setting up any connections. • If your TV only has a cable antenna connection and no video inputs to connect your TV to the HT -180, you will need to purchase an RF adapter from your dealer . See store for details. • Please refer to the user manual[...]

Connecting to a TV using an RF Modulator Connection 1 Figure 1 Connecting the TV to the unit through the VCR Note: All VCRs will distort the picture of a Home Theater System . This is NOT a malfunction of the Home Theater System or VCR. All DVD manufac- turers are required to install macrovision copyright circuitry to prevent copying via VCR. This [...]

Connecting to a TV using an RF Modulator Continued Figure 3 Connection 3 Connecting the TV , unit, VCR, RF Modulator and Cable or Satellite Box 1) Connect the three-terminal composite video cable to the back of your Apex Home Theater System . This cable has three prongs, one each in yellow , red, and white. The yellow prong will go into the jack la[...]

Connect the supplied speaker system using the supplied speaker cords by matching the polarities and colours of the terminals. NOTE: Please refer to “Setup Menu” for parameter setup. HOW TO CONNECT? Y our speaker connection is made easy by matching the color coded speaker terminal to the color coded terminals on the back of the HT -180. Front sp[...]

Connect the supplied AM/FM antennas for listening to the radio Antenna Hookups HT -180/A V Amplifier Connection for A V Input Video L R For A V : External Source: Video L R TV INPUT The HT -180 allows you to connect other audio/video equipment to playback through the speaker system. AM loop antenna (supplied) FM wire antenna (supplied) Press the ?[...]

1. Press the POWER button on the front panel. Please note that remote control power button is only active when front panel power button is turned on. The POWER indicator lights up in red, the HT -180 turns on. 2. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button. This will open the disc tray . Be sure the playback side is faced down. Then press OPEN/CLOSE button to clos[...]

APEX DIGIT AL HT -180 18 Playing Back a Disc Continued ENTER STOP STEP STEP 5. T o stop playback • For DVD discs:press STOP button for the first time, the unit return to logo. Press the STOP button twice to stop playback completely . • On some special discs, STOP may not function. 6. Replace the disc Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to open the disc[...]

APEX DIGIT AL HT -180 19 NOTICE • The HT -180 may not playback sound and subtitles during scan reverse and forward of DVDs. • The speeds may vary slightly from disc to disc. 2x,4x,6x and 8x speeds are only approximate speeds. • Some MP3 CDs, CDs and DVDs may not function. Continued PLA YING A T 2X, 4X, 6X OR 8X THE NORMAL SPEED Y ou can play [...]

APEX DIGIT AL HT -180 20 NOTICE • During the slow-motion playback, the sound is muted. • Some MP3 CD/CDDA discs may not function. Continued SLOW NOTICE • The following actions will cancel the RESUME function: - Unplugging the HT -180 after you stop playback. - Ejecting the disc. - When in Standby , switch to the Tuner or in external Analog In[...]

APEX DIGIT AL HT -180 21 SKIP SELECTION Y ou can select the certain chapter very quickly . Press the SKIP buttons repeatedly , you can scan forward/backward the programs very quickly . Notice: The displays may vary depending on the disc. During playing back the directory , when you press the SKIP buttons, directory item may be selected. Y ou can pl[...]

APEX DIGIT AL HT -180 22 1. Press the TITLE button On the TV screen, the title menu will appear . 2. Press the button to select the title you want Y ou can also directly locate a specific title by pressing its assigned number with the number buttons. 3. Press the PLA Y/P AUSE button This will cause the HT -180 to start playback from chapter 1 of th[...]

APEX DIGIT AL HT -180 23 GOTO NUMBER BUTTONS DIRECTION BUTTONS Locating a Specific Title, Chapter or T rack LOCA TING A TITLE OR TRACK ENTER For DVD disc: 1. By pressing the GOTO button during playback, the screen will display your current location on the disc . In this mode you have the ability to change chapters by pressing NUMBER buttons. TITLE [...]

APEX DIGIT AL HT -180 24 Playing Repeatedly THE HT -180 ALLOWS YOU TO PLA YBACK A SPECIFIC TITLE, CHAPTER, TRACK, OR SEGMENT REPEA TEDL Y . (TITLE REPEA T , CHAPTER/TRACK REPEA T , A-B REPEA T) HOW TO REPEA T A TITLE, CHAPTER, OR TRACK 1. Select the title, chapter , or track you wish to repeat 2. Press the REPEA T button The repeat mode changes eac[...]

APEX DIGIT AL HT -180 25 Zooming a Picture TO RESUME NORMAL PLA YBACK . Press ZOOM repeatedly during zoom play- back till the player switches to ZOOM OFF status. ZOOM NOTICE •Some discs may not respond to this function. ZOOM ZOOM x 1.5 ZOOM x 2 ZOOM x 3 ZOOM OFF ZOOMING A PICTURE HT -180 ALLOWS YOU TO ZOOM INTO A PICTURE AS WELL AS SHIFT THE ZOOM[...]

Selecting the Camera Angle/Selecting a Language THE HT -180 ALLOWS YOU T O SELECT FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT ANGLES AND LANGUAGES. HOW TO CHANGE THE CAMERA ANGLE If the DVD was recorded using the multiple angles feature, you have the option to change the camera angle of the scene you are watching. Press the ANGLE button while playing back a scene recor[...]

APEX DIGIT AL HT -180 27 HOW TO SET TITLES, CHAPTERS, OR TRACKS IN A F A VORITE ORDER Playing in a Favorite Order YOU MA Y COMBINE YOUR F A VORITE TITLES, CHAPTERS, OR TRACKS AND PLA Y THEM BACK IN ANY ORDER. (PROGRAM PLA YBACK) The program playback function will automatically playback titles, chapters, or tracks in the order preprogrammed. 3. Afte[...]

APEX DIGIT AL HT -180 28 Selecting Subtitles SUB-T THE HT -180 ALLOWS YOU T O DISPLA Y THE SUBTITLES FROM THOSE INCLUDED ON THE DISC, ON TO YOUR TV SCREEN. 2/8Chi HOW TO DISPLA Y SUBTITLES Y ou have the option to select a preferred subtitle from those included on some DVD video disc. T o TURN OFF the subtitles. NOTICE • Due to the nature of some [...]

APEX DIGIT AL HT -180 29 Karaoke ECHO HOW TO SETUP THE KARAOKE Make sure that the Karaoke discs is a DVD Karaoke disc, This is the only compatible format that this unit will recognize. 1. Connect the microphone to MIC 1 and MIC 2. 2. Set “Karaoke Mode” to “On” via the Karaoke Setup menu. THIS UNIT ALLOWS YOU TO ENJOY KARAOKE WITH TWO MICROP[...]

APEX DIGIT AL HT -180 30 WHA T IS MP3? MP3 refers to a new format of music files available for playback over the internet. Because of the popularity to download music from MP3 websites onto ones home computer , APEX Digital is the first company to offer in a Digital Home Theater System , the ability to play back CD-R discs recorded with MP3 audio f[...]

W o r ki n g W i t h Y o u r J PE G F i l e s What is a JPEG? JPEG is short for the “Joint Photographic Experts Group”, a group of experts nominated to produce standards for continuous tone image coding. The best known standard from JPEG is IS10918-1(ITU-T T .81), which is the first of a multi-part set of standards for still image compression. [...]

W o r ki n g W i t h Y o u r J PE G F i l e s Thirteen slideshow transition modes are provided. Use RESUME button to select the mode you want: Normal Slide Show Presentation Mode NONE: no special transition effect Mode 1: wipe from top to bottom Mode 2: wipe from bottom to top Mode 3: wipe from top / bottom to center Mode 4: wipe from center to top[...]

Playing Back Y our Kodak Picture CD When a Kodak Picture CD is inserted, an automated slide show is launched. Each picture in the current directory will be displayed consecutively in slide-show fashion and will be scaled to fit most of the TV screen. Thirteen slideshow transition modes are provided. Use RESUME button to select the mode you want: Mo[...]

Using the On-Screen Display THE HT -180 ALLOWS YOU TO VIEW THE OPERA TIONAL ST A TUS AND DISC INFORMA TION ON TO YOUR TV SCREEN. CHECKING THE OPERA TIONAL ST A TUS Press DISPLA Y during playback. DISPLA Y TITLE REMAIN 01:1 1:08 CHAPTER ELAPSED 00:17:01 CHAPTER REMAIN 00:1 1:08 Current Title T otal Title Current Chapter T otal Chapter APEX DIGIT AL [...]

5. Select ratings, press ENTER 6. Enter your password then press ENTER The pre-set password is 7. Press SETUP to exit setup, press PLA Y to start. 1. In stop mode, press SETUP button. 2. Scroll down to Preferences Setup.Press ENTER. 3. Scroll down to Password field and press ENTER. 4. Enter default Password(3308)or existing pass- word. 5. Enter new[...]

THE HT -180 ALLOWS YOU TO CUSTOMIZE THE PERFORMANCE TO YOUR PERSONAL PREFERENCE. ENTER Customizing the Function Settings SETUP 1.Press the SETUP button, setup menu screen will display the main page. 2.Menu Selection Press the buttons and highinght the item you want. Press the ENTER button. 3.Enter the sub-menu Press the button to enter the next sub[...]

Customizing the Function Settings 1. Press SETUP . 2 . Pr es s t o s el ec t category (highlight), then press ENTER. 3. Press SETUP to normal play- back. Setup Menu - - Main Page General Setup Speaker Setup Audio Setup Karaoke Setup Preferences Setup - - Speaker Setup Page - - Downmix Center Rear Sub Woofer Center Delay Rear Delay T est T one DISPL[...]

Customizing the Function Settings AM/FM T uner Settings 1.Connect the supplied FM & AM Antennas. 2.T o access the radio tuner press FUNCTION button.(Each press will access in order:DVD T uner Analog In DVD) 3.T o change FM or AM band, press FM/AM button on remote control while in T uner Mode. 4.T o enter a station frequency directly , use numbe[...]

AFF Function Before AFF After AFF AFF will not function in stop mode. WHA T IS AFF? AFF stands for APEX Full-screen Function. It allows you to fill the television screen viewing area when using a widescreen formatted DVD. Press the AFF button on your remote control,this will eliminate black bars on the top & bottom of the TV screen when viewing[...]

DVD Video Discs CD MP3 CD Sound recording system Audio setting on the setting screen ANALOG AUDIO OUT jacks DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT jack DISCS AND OUTPUT SOUNDS Memo On Output Sounds Dolby Digital SPDIF /RA W ___ Dolby Digital bitstream SPDIF /PCM o PCM (48kHz) PCM44.1kHz SPDIF /RA W SPDIF /PCM o PCM (44.1kHz) MP3 SPDIF /RA W SPDIF /PCM o PCM (44.1kHz) [...]

RCA cable (yellow , red, and white) 1 Remote control 1 Batteries (AAA) 2 Owner ’s manual 1 AM loop antenna 1 F M w i re a n te n n a 1 S pe a ke r s 5 W o of e r 1 S pe a ke r c or d s 6 Specifications HT -180/OUTPUTS/SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES Power supply 120V AC 60 Hz Power consumption 98W Mass 4.2 kg External dimensions 355mm x 60mm x 345 mm (W/H/D[...]

T rouble Shooting Guide SYMPTOMS AND CORRECTION Symptom No power No picture No sound Rolling b/w picture B l ac k & W hi t e p i ct u r e The playback picture has occasional distortion Brightness is unsta- ble or noises are produced on play- back pictures The HT -180 does not start playback MP3 won’t read disc or it skips The remote control d[...]

Limited W arranty P L A Y E R S 90 DA YS LABOR ONE YEAR REPLACEMENT OF P ARTS 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 your unit needs to be sh[...]