Magnavox MAGNAVOX MPD820 manual

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    MPD820_I7.qxd 4/2/04 9:10 AM Page 2+ Registering your model with MAGNAVOX makes you eligible for all of the valuable benefits listed below, so don't miss out. Complete and return your Product Registration Card at once to ensure: I G VOX Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to the "family!'" Dear MAGNAVOX product owner: [...]

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    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sour[...]

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    Safety Precautions Power Sources This unit operates ona supplied AC adaptor, car adaptor, or a rechargeable battery pack. • Makesure that the input voltage of the AC adaptor is in linewith the local voltage. Otherwise, the AC adaptor and unit may be damaged. • Do not touchthe AC adaptor with wet hands to prevent electric shock. • When connect[...]

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    Contents Important Safety Instructions .................................................................. 3 Safety Precautions .................................................................................... 4 About MPD820 ............................................................................................ 6 Controls Main Unit .........[...]

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    About MPD820 High Defintion The player adopts MPEG2 coding format and brings the horizontal resolution over 500 lines. Unique Functions Mutli-Angle andMulti-Language capability. Parental lockmakes it easy to controlthe content of discs. Zoom You can enlarge pictures two or three or four times the originalsize. You can also shrink pictures by 25%-50[...]

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    Controls r @ @@@@ Main Unit _ + / - Display panel (,i 5}_ MONITOR Speaker _6):, SETUP OPEN ,:17}, TITLE _:, CHG - battery charge indicator _,t-_, Magnet POWER - power indicator @ VOLUME Infrared for remote control (_[I PHONE 1 & PHONE 2 II (PAUSE) _2_:, AUDIO / VIDEO • (STOP) TV OUT / TFT ON (PLAY) COAXIAL (DIGITAL AUDIO Direction buttons: [...]

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    Remote Control _:iO; ,:i i'_ ':h'-- SET DIGEST RESUME PLAYMODE ZOOM MENU TITLE REPEAT A - B f STOP PAUSE SLOWPLAY RETURN _ I -TIME SEARCH _ J MAGNAVOX --@ <i- OSD (On-Screen Display) @ 0)) LANGUAGE ,._ 5;. I_(I AUDIO I¢ :_, DIGEST "_7} RESUME _1_ MENU t9_ TITLE _ Direction buttons: A, T, I_, to;, • /OK Q2] .. (STOP) _3) ||[...]

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    Using the AC power adaptor I Connect to power 1 Connect the player's AC adaptor to the DC IN jackas shown. 2 Plug the AC adaptor into a power outlet. v/ TIP : Turn off the player before unplugging the AC adaptor so as to avoid damage to the player. The type plate is located on the bottom of the player.[...]

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    Using the Battery Pack Attach the battery packproperly following the explanation below.Make sure that the battery packis attached firmly to the player when using it. Otherwise, the battery may become detached and causeinjury or damage. Charge your battery before using. Charging the Battery Pack We recommend you charge in room tempera- ture (68°F) [...]

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    Using the Battery Pack Power shutdown mode The power circuit in your player is designed with a power shutdown mode. This is activatedonly during battery power operation of the player when the battery becomescompletely drained. When this happens: Playback time limes shown areapproximate. Actual times depend on operating conditions. Player on, LCD di[...]

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    Using the remote control 1 Please remove the protective plastic tab (ontop of the battery inside the battery compartment) if you have just unpacked the remote controlandare using for the first time. 2 To use the remote control, point it at the infrared sensor on the player's front panel avoiding obstacles. _W" TIP: To avoid interference w[...]

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    General disc information, About ® Playable Discs TYPE DVD CD MP3 DISC: LOGO DIGITAL AUDIO CONTENT SIZE PLAYING TIME about 2hrs (single-side disc) 12CM audio video about 4hrs (double-side disc) (motion pictures) about 80 rains (single-side disc) 8CM about 160 mins (double-side disc) 12CM about 74 mins audio 8CM about 20 rains audio 8CM about 600 ra[...]

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    Basic Operations: Playback % T POWER ON/OFF % OPEN VOLUME Before you begin, turn onthe power of your TV,stereo, andany other equipment connected to the DVD Player. Makesure the TV andthe stereo (if applicable) are setto the correct channel. 1 Slidethe POWER switchto ON to turn on the player. 2 Press OPEN to open the disctray. 3 Place a disc into th[...]

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    Language & channel select, DVD Menu Play, Pause DVD Language selection Differentdiscs differ in languages. Youcan select a language in a variety of ways: • Using the 0SD to enter the Audio submenu to select.If a language is included fromthis Audio submenu: English French Spanish Chinese Japanese is recorded on the disc, you can select sounds,[...]

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    Fast Searching Slow Play Fast Searching 1 Press _,_,to playfast forward. Each time you press the buttonrepeatedly, the screen shows in sequence: SLOW PLAY (DVDs only) You call enjoy scenes ill slowmotion. SLOW PLAY --_F_I} _ 2X _4X 1 8x '_ _16X '_ _ 32X 2 Press _,_ to fast reverse the disc. Each time you press the buttonrepeatedly, the sc[...]

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    Repeat Play REPEAT Repeat play options Repeating selective segments Youmaypress A-B to play selective segments repeatedly. 1 Press I,,- (PLAY)/OK to start disc playback. 2 When the discreaches the point where you want repeated playback to begin, press Thisbutton can beused to repeat a title, chapter, track, disc, or a specific portion of a disc. DV[...]

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    Shuffle, Random Digest Shuffle or RandomPlay Both the Shuffle andRandom options allow you to play the contents of your discin a different order. 1 In discstopposition, press PLAY MODE once or more to select shuffle or random play mode. PLAY MODE The screen shows Shuffle or Random: 2 Press • (PLAY)/OK to start shuffle or random play. Tocancel shuf[...]

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    Bookmark Zoom, Scanning CDs Bookmark The bookmark feature lets you mark a point on the discthat you can go to quickly. You can store upto 12 bookmarks perdisc. When you turn the player off or remove the disc, book- marks are cleared. Creating a Bookmark 1 During playback, press RESUME on the remote. --*The Bookmark Menu appears. 2 When you reach th[...]

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    Subtitles Angles Selecting DVD Subtitles Thisoperation works only with discs on which multiple subtitle language arerecorded. 1 Press SUBTITLE _ repeatedly until the desired language is selected. The screen shows S .......................................................................... Subtitle 01/03:ENGLISH ] Angles Some discs have images with [...]

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    Using TIME SEARCH With this button, you can toggle between 3 TIME SEARCH options. You maydirectly enter a time, title or chapter number to fast search ona disc, andplay from that point. How to search a DVD title or a chapter For example: Searching to chapter 2 ill title 6. 1 Press TIME SEARCH. The screen shows: Selecting to play your DVD from a spe[...]

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    Programming DVD and CD tracks To use the program playback feature, you must enter the order in whichyou wantthe titles (and chapters) on the DVD orthe tracks onthe CD to play by creating a program. Program display options may varyaccording to yourDVD and show TT-- (Title) as well as 61-1--(Chapter). DVDs 1 During playback press PLAY MODE once or mo[...]

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    Playing MP3 discs Viewing JPEG files MP3 Select Trackswith Menu 1 Insert a disc, the player reads the disc. The TV screen displays main menu. I 0:00 00:00 (_ 1 001/012 Folder 2 Press • to select a music folder.Press • (PLAY)/OR to confirm selection. Example: SelectCD02 • 00:00 00:00 _ 001/012 Folder _ wave-11 i1 wave-12 wave-13 wave-14 wave-1[...]

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    General OSD Operations OSD: Title, Chapter OSD operation (for DVDs and CDs) The On-Screen Display (OSD) contains many playback features. • To see the OSD Menu,press the OSD buttononthe remote controlwhile a disc is playing. During OSD Menu operation, your picture zooms out. • Use the direction buttons • or • to move through the different pl[...]

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    OSD: Language Changing the Audio Language If the disc was created with different language tracks(recorded in different languages), you can use the OSDMenuto temporarily change the DVD player's Audio Subtitles Changing the Subtitle language If the disc was created with different subtitles, you can use the OSD Menu to change the Subtitle languag[...]

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    OSD: Angle,TT Time, CH Time, Repeat Changing the Camera Angle Some DVDs contain scenes recorded from different angles. The camera anglewill not change if the DVDdoes not contain sequences recorded from different camera angles. | While the disc is playing, press OSD onthe remote control to bring upthe Menu. 2 Press • or • to highlight "Angl[...]

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    OSD: Time Display Playing CDs Changing the Time Disp(Display) You call change the time displayed onthe screen: ]1tieElapsed, TitleRemain, Chapter Elapsed andChapter Remaining. | While the disc is playing, press OSD onthe remote control to bring up the Menu. 2 Press • or • to highlight "Time Disp". 3 Press _ (PLAY)/OI(, the time option[...]

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    General Setup Menu operations Menu Setting Functions may very according to the Disc and your additional equipment such as connecting with speaker sytstem. Set the following functions for the player to obtain the bestviewing status. 1 Press SETUP to enter the Setup Menu. SETUP F ........................ The screen shows: -- Audio Setup Page -- Dotby[...]

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    General Setup: TV Display • Press • (PLAY)/OK to confirm your selection. 3 To exit the Setup Menu,pressTto high- light "Exit Setup" andpress • (PLAY)/OK to exit Setup Menu completely. TV Display Page There are 3 TV display type options whichyou can select fromthe TV Display submenu on the General Setup Page. -- General Setup Page --[...]

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    SPDIF, Captions, Screen Saver, Audio Setup Normal/LB (letterbox) This is selected when the player is connected to a standard screen TV. Widescreen images are shown on the screen, with a black frame onthe top and bottom. Captions (closed Captioning) Screen captions areavailable only on DVDs and TVs encoded with the caption function. For DVDs whichha[...]

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    MPD820_I7.qxd 4/2/04 9:10 AM Page 3_ Speaker Setup, Dolby submenus Speaker Setup Page The submenu structureis: -- Speaker Setup Page - ht/Rt Audio Setup • Lt/Rt The output signal will be incorported to left and right channel. • Stereo The output signal will be incorported to stereo. _..,_a :J :lt]l_:l Dolby Digital Setup Page The submenu struct[...]

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    3D Processing, LCD, Password Setup 3D Processing Page Password Setup Page The submenu structure is: The submenu structure is: -- 3D Processing Page - on Reverb Mode Off Audio Setup -- Password Setup Page .orma_ Password Main Page _'gJ|vill t11_1 I[,._Tt'MI_ I • V SURR (Virtual Surround) You can select to turn the Virtual Surround sound [...]

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    Preference Page: Default, Parental The submenu structureis: -- Preference Page -- Subtitle ENG French Disc Menu ENG Spanish Country Region USA Chinese Parental 08 Japanese Default Main Page How to set your Parental Lock Password 1 When ill the disc stopposition, press SETUP on the remote control to enter the "Setup Menu - Main Page". 2 Pr[...]

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    MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:11 AM Page 3_ Connecting to additional equipment [] / , / J / TV OUT You can connect the player to a TV or an amplifier to enjoy DVDsor karaoke. Connecting a TV and a Stereo/Amplifier (see []) 1 Connect the yellow endof the supplied cable to the VIDEO IN jackof the TV. Connect the black endto the AUDIO/VIDEO jack on the play[...]

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    MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:11 AM Page 3_ Connecting to additional equipment Connecting to a TV Only TV has only a singleAntenna In or RF-In jack Before you begin, make sure you have an RF modulator and extra RF coaxial cables. These are not supplied with the player, but are available from Magnavox or most consumer electronics retailers. Connect the bla[...]

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    MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:11 AM Page 3_ Connecting to additional equipment Connect an RFcoaxial cable (not supplied) to the RF OUT, ANTENNAOUT, or TO TV jack on the RF modulator. The RF OUT jack maybe labelled differentlyamong different brands. Refer to the instructions provided with your RF modulator. Connect the other end of the same RF coaxial cabl[...]

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    MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:11 AM Page 3_ Technical Specifications Laser wavelength 650mm Video system NTSC Frequency response 20Hz - 20KHz - ldB Signal/noise ratio >_ 85dB Audio distortion + noise .< -80(1KHz) Channel separation >/85dB Dynamic range >_. 80dB Audio out Output level: 2V - 10% (analog audio) Load impedance: 10K%o Output Video [...]

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    MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:11 AM Page 3_ Troubleshooting If a fault occurs, first check the pointslisted below before taking the set for repair. If you are unable to remedy a problem by following these hints, consult your dealeror service center WARNING: Do not open the set as there is a risk of electric shock. Under no circumstances should you try to [...]

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    MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:11 AM Page 3_ Image rolls and no color • The color system of the player doesn't match your TV. Selectthe correct TV TYPE until your TV shows normal color. An Audio CD will not play. • Some Audio CDs available on the market are copy protected.These discs will not play on this DVDplayer. Seeyour retailer for optionsreg[...]

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    MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:11 AM Page 4_ I III I _ I i II ;I m]k'A'/:W i! [!_1 _, i Ik'4 PORTABLE DVD PLAYER 90 days Free Product Exchange / 91 days-One year Reduced-Cost Exchange This product must be carried in for an exchange. WHO IS COVERED? You must have proof of the date of purchase to exchange your product.A sales receipt or other [...]

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    MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:11 AM Page 4_ EXCHANGE INSTRUCTIONS To exchange your product with Magnavox (per the warranty conditions stated previously), remember: If you exchange the product within 90 days of the original purchase, there is no cost to you. _ If you exchange the product more than 90 days after but less than one year after the day of origi[...]

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    MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:11 AM Page 4_ MAGNAVOX A Division of Philips Consumer Electronics North America Knoxville, Tennessee 37914-1810, U.S.A Meet Magnavox at the Internet http://www.ma g navox.com MPD820 IB8486EO01 Printed in China BK412[...]