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R R e e m m o o v v a a b b l l e e D D V V D D P P l l a a y y e e r r M M O O D D E E L L D D V V - - P P O O D D O O W W N N E E R R ’ ’ S S G G U U I I D D E E I I N N S S T T A A L L L L A A T T I I O O N N G G U U I I D D E E © 2005 Directed Electronics, Inc. N83200 03-05 A A P P P P L L I I C C A A B B L L E E F F O O R R M M O O D D E [...]
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© 2005 Directed Electroni cs, In c. 2 N N O O N N - - T T R R A A N N S S F F E E R R A A B B L L E E L L I I M M I I T T E E D D O O N N E E Y Y E E A A R R C C O O N N S S U U M M E E R R W W A A R R R R A A N N T T Y Y Directed Electronics, Inc. (Directed) promises to the original purchaser that the new automotive video monitor and/or source un[...]
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© 2005 Directed Electroni cs, In c. T T a a b b l l e e o o f f C C o o n n t t e e n n t t s s N N o o n n - - T T r r a a n n s s f f e e r r a a b b l l e e L L i i m m i i t t e e d d O O n n e e Y Y e e a a r r C C o o n n s s u u m m e e r r W W a a r r r r a a n n t t y y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]
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© 2005 Directed Electroni cs, In c. 5. Rating (P aren tal Settin gs)........................................................................25 6. Default .................................................................................................26 7. Exit .......................................................................................[...]
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© 2005 Directed Electroni cs, In c. S S a a f f e e t t y y I I n n s s t t r r u u c c t t i i o o n n s s a a n n d d C C a a u u t t i i o o n n s s W W A A R R N N I I N N G G : : TO REDUCE THE RI SK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SH OCK, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS EQUIP- MENT T O RAIN OR MOI STURE. T O REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK AND ANNO YING IN[...]
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© 2005 Directed Electroni cs, In c. W W e e l l c c o o m m e e Thank you for your pur chase o f Directed’s r emovable an d portable DVD player . Prior to operatin g this unit, please fully read this in stru ction m anu al and retain it f or future r efer ence . This unit can be used with man y o f our monitors to allow vi ewing o f movies , dig[...]
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© 2005 Directed Electroni cs, In c. R R E E P P A A I I R R S S If the DVD player stops workin g f or any r eason, discontin ue use immediately an d consult with your retailer about an y n ecessary repairs . I I N N S S T T A A L L L L A A T T I I O O N N Avoi d in stalling th e DVD player at a location, wh ere it will be und er direct sunli gh t [...]
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© 2005 Directed Electroni cs, In c. C C o o n n t t r r o o l l s s D D V V D D — — M M O O U U N N T T E E D D The illustr ati on below shows th e DVD player moun ted in a typical LCD monitor . 1. LOCK/UNLOCK—T o dock or und ock the DVD player . 2. OPEN—Press this button to open th e access d oor to moun t or dismoun t a disc. 3. AUDIO—[...]
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© 2005 Directed Electroni cs, In c. 11. ST OP—H alts playback. If the Play button is pr essed the playback will con tinue from wh ere stopped. If th e Stop button is pr essed twice , playback will now start from th e beginning. W W A A R R N N I I N N G G : : DO NO T CLOSE THE LCD SCREEN IF A MEMORY CARD HAS BEEN INSERTED INT O THE DVD PLA YER. [...]
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© 2005 Directed Electroni cs, In c. D D V V D D — — U U N N M M O O U U N N T T E E D D The illustr ati on below shows th e sid e of the DVD player wh en rem oved fr om the LCD m onitor . 1. Electrical conn ector—This connector pr ovides th e electrical in terf ace when m oun ted in the LCD monitor . 2. VOL Contr ol—Con trols th e volume t[...]
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© 2005 Directed Electroni cs, In c. D D V V D D — — M M E E M M O O R R Y Y C C A A R R D D M M O O U U N N T T I I N N G G Ensur e that the m emory cards ar e moun ted with th e logo si d e of th e m emory car ds ori ented with th e arrows as sh own below: W W A A R R N N I I N N G G : : DO NO T CLOSE THE LCD SCREEN IF A MEMORY CARD HAS BEEN [...]
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© 2005 Directed Electroni cs, In c. Electrical Connector Lock/Unlock Button Insert DVD Player and th en sli de d own until unit locks . 12[...]
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© 2005 Directed Electroni cs, In c. D D V V D D P P l l a a y y e e r r — — R R e e m m o o v v a a l l 1. While holdin g an d supporting th e DVD player . 2. Move an d h old the lock/unlock button to th e righ t. 3. Slid e th e player away from th e screen an d carefully rem ove . 13[...]
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© 2005 Directed Electroni cs, In c. R R e e m m o o t t e e C C o o n n t t r r o o l l U U n n i i t t R R E E M M O O T T E E B B U U T T T T O O N N S S 1. POWER (source) 28. ANGLE 2. IR (on/off) 29. SUB TITLE (on/o ff) 3. FM (on/off) 30. DOWN (Cursor) 4. Pictur e (PIP) (17” & 12” mod els only) 31. AUDIO 5-7. Num eri c 32. ZOOM (2, 3, 4[...]
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© 2005 Directed Electroni cs, In c. 16. DOWN (display) 37. BA CK 17. MENU/PBC 38. ST OP 18-19 Num eri c 39. NEXT 20. Imag e (wid e , zoom, full, normal) 40. REPEA T 21. TITLE 41. POWER (T un er)* 22. UP (Cursor) 42. DSP (channel display)* 23. SETUP 43. TV/A V (selects Tun er or Aux input)* 24. MUTE (on/off) 44. DISPLA Y 25. LEFT (Cursor) 45. CH+ ([...]
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© 2005 Directed Electroni cs, In c. B B A A T T T T E E R R Y Y R R E E P P L L A A C C E E M M E E N N T T N N O O T T E E : : Before using remote after installation, remove the battery plastic protective slip. 1. Move th e sm all latch to the ri ght an d slide out th e battery hold er . 2. Remove old battery an d r eplace it with a new battery ([...]
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© 2005 Directed Electroni cs, In c. 1. Press OPEN at th e upper ri ght corn er to open the d oor . 2. Load with the r ecor ded si de (th e shiny sid e) facin g up. With d ouble-sid ed discs , load with the sid e you wan t to watch facin g up. Ensur e that the disc is seated properly bef ore pushin g tr ay back into its lockin g position. 3. Push t[...]
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© 2005 Directed Electroni cs, In c. B B a a s s i i c c F F u u n n c c t t i i o o n n s s D D V V D D P P L L A A Y Y B B A A C C K K 1. Press th e r emote con trol’s POWER button to turn on the unit’s power or th e power button on the m onitor if th e DVD player is moun ted in the m onitor . 2. Select vid eo sour ce (DVD). N N O O T T E E :[...]
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© 2005 Directed Electroni cs, In c. 2. Press th e “ F F R R ” button durin g playback. Each tim e this button is pressed , the unit will g o into a r api d reverse playback m ode . This will be shown on th e LCD, depen ding on the speed o f the playback selected. ■ playback FR 2X FR 4X FR 8X FR 20X PLA Y Press “ P P L L A A Y Y ” button,[...]
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© 2005 Directed Electroni cs, In c. S S E E L L E E C C T T I I N N G G A A T T R R A A C C K K O O R R C C H H A A P P T T E E R R Selecting tr acks or chapters can be accomplish ed by either usin g the r emote or fron t moun ted con- trols . Th ese contr ols allow the oper ator to skip over undesir able tracks or r epeat a parti cular track. Whe[...]
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© 2005 Directed Electroni cs, In c. P P L L A A Y Y B B A A C C K K P P R R O O G G R R A A M M M M I I N N G G Press th e PROGRAM button on th e rem ote to display the T rack (T)/Chapter (C) pr ogrammin g menu screen. This allows you to selected th ose item s on a DVD, MP3, or JPEG that you wish to view or lis- ten. Use th e arrow n avigation k e[...]
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© 2005 Directed Electroni cs, In c. A A D D V V A A N N C C E E D D P P L L A A Y Y B B A A C C K K ( ( D D V V D D / / M M P P 3 3 / / C C D D ) ) R R E E P P E E A A T T M M O O D D E E ■ MP3/Au di o CD When th e “ R R E E P P E E A A T T ” button is pressed: REP ONE = The curr en t track will be r epeated. FOLDER REP = The curr en t fold [...]
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© 2005 Directed Electroni cs, In c. S S U U B B T T I I T T L L E E ( ( D D V V D D ) ) Y ou may chang e the subtitle langu age fr om th e one selected at th e initi al playback setting to a dif- feren t lan guag e , if available. During DVD playback, pr ess th e "SUB TITLE" button. A screen icon will appear alon g with the status/lan gu[...]
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© 2005 Directed Electroni cs, In c. S S y y s s t t e e m m S S e e t t u u p p 1 1 . . T T V V S S Y Y S S T T E E M M Accor din g to the Color System o f the TV , you can ch oose th e TV System. NTSC: Ch oose this settin gs if your DVD player is connected to a NTSC TV . P AL: Choose this settings if your DVD player is conn ected to a P AL TV . A[...]
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© 2005 Directed Electroni cs, In c. 3 3 . . T T V V T T Y Y P P E E 4 : 3 PS ( P an & S can ): Ch oosing this setting if your DVD player is connected to a n orm al rati o TV . Y ou can fill the movi e to the en tire screen o f your TV . This migh t mean that parts of th e pi cture (th e left and ri ght edg es) won't be seen. 4 : 3 LB (Let[...]
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© 2005 Directed Electroni cs, In c. 6 6 . . D D E E F F A A U U L L T T Choose this opti on to r eset all the setup opti ons (e xcept for password an d ratin g setting) to def ault settings . 7 7 . . E E X X I I T T Choose this opti on to e xit the setup opti ons . L L a a n n g g u u a a g g e e S S e e t t u u p p The lan gu age setup opti ons a[...]
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© 2005 Directed Electroni cs, In c. 3 3 . . S S U U B B T T I I T T L L E E L L A A N N G G The Subtitle Lan g M enu allows th e user to select the lan g- uag e f or the subtitle o f disc. Hi ghlight th e SUB TITLE LANG option, an d pr ess the Arr ow buttons to ch oose the subtitle langu ag e you prefer . Press En ter to confirm. Y ou can select E[...]
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© 2005 Directed Electroni cs, In c. C C O O N N N N E E C C T T I I O O N N S S 1. Phon e—Conn ection f or option al headphon es. 2. A/V Out—Au di o/Visual output to user pr ovid ed television set or other m onitoring d evi ce . Th e connecti on s to the TV set or oth er devi ce are listed below . 3. DC 12V—Connecti on f or output from A C/D[...]
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© 2005 Directed Electroni cs, In c. T T r r o o u u b b l l e e s s h h o o o o t t i i n n g g N N o o P P i i c c t t u u r r e e Press th e POWER (sour ce) button (or the button on the r emote) to m ake sure th e DVD player is on. If the DVD m enu appears , check the sour ce unit. If no DVD m en u appears, ch eck all fuses and power conn ection[...]
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© 2005 Directed Electroni cs, In c. T T h h e e R R e e m m o o t t e e d d o o e e s s N N O O T T F F u u n n c c t t i i o o n n Are th er e obstacles obstructin g the vi ew between the monitor an d the r em ote . The distan ce between th e rem ote and m onitor is too great. The r em ote is not bein g pointed at th e IR receiver on the DVD play[...]
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© 2005 Directed Electroni cs, In c. S S p p e e c c i i f f i i c c a a t t i i o o n n s s N N O O T T E E : : Specifications and design are subject to change without notice. S S y y s s t t e e m m Laser Semico n du ctor laser Sign al Formats NTSC, P AL A A u u d d i i o o C C h h a a r r a a c c t t e e r r i i s s t t i i c c s s Frequen cy Re[...]
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Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 92081 www .directed .com © 2005 Directed Electr onics , Inc.—All ri ghts r eserved N83200 03-05 T T h h e e c c o o m m p p a a n n y y b b e e h h i i n n d d t t h h i i s s s s y y s s t t e e m m i i s s D D i i r r e e c c t t e e d d E E l l e e c c t t r r o o n n i i c c s s , , I I n n c c . . Sin[...]