Magnavox MPD820 manual

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    O WNER ’ S M ANUAL T HANK Y OU FOR CHOOSING M AG N AVOX . N EED HELP FAST ? R EAD Y OUR Q UICK -U SE G UIDE AND / OR O WNER ’ S M ANUAL FIRST FOR Q UICK TIPS THA T MAKE USING Y OUR M AGNA VO X PRODUCT MORE ENJO Y ABLE . I F Y OU HA VE READ YOUR INSTRUCTIONS AND STILL NEED ASSIST ANCE , Y OU MA Y A CCESS OUR ONLINE HELP A T WWW . MAGNA VO X . CO[...]

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    2 This “bolt of lightning” indicates uninsulated material within your unit ma y cause an electrical shock. For the safety of ev er yone in y our household, please do not remov e product cov ering. The “exclamation point” calls attention to features f or which you should read the enclosed literatur e closely to pre vent operating and mainten[...]

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    3 1. Read these instructions. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follo w all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any v entilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer´s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sour ces such as radiator s, hea[...]

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

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

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    6 High Defintion The player adopts MPEG2 coding format and brings the horizontal resolution over 500 lines. Unique Functions Mutli-Angle and Multi-Language capability . Parental lock makes it easy to control the content of discs. Zoom Y ou can enlarge pictures two or three or four times the original size. Y ou can also shrink pictures by 25%-50%. M[...]

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    7 Main Unit 1 Display panel 2 Speaker 3 OPEN 4 CHG - battery charge indicator POWER - power indicator 5 Infrared for remote control 6 ; (P AUSE) 7 9 (STOP) 8 B (PLA Y) 9 Direction buttons: 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 0 OK ! MENU @ RETURN # ∞ / § $ + / - % MONITOR ^ SETUP & TITLE * Magnet ( VOLUME ) PHONE 1 & PHONE 2 ¡ AUDIO / VIDEO ™ TV OUT / TFT O[...]

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    1 OSD (On-Screen Display) 2 LANGUAGE 3 AUDIO 4 DIGEST 5 RESUME 6 MENU 7 TITLE 8 ∞ 9 Direction buttons: 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 0 2 / OK ! 5 @ 9 (STOP) # ; (P AUSE) $ Number buttons % TIME SEARCH ^ . SLOW PLA Y & RETURN * 6 ( § ) REPEA T ¡ A-B ™ PLA Y MODE £ ZOOM ≤ SUBTITLE ∞ ANGLE § SETUP ≥ Remote control sensor 8 Remote Control LANGUA GE O[...]

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    9 Connect to power 1 Connect the player's AC adaptor to the DC IN jack as shown. 2 Plug the AC adaptor into a power outlet. TIP : T urn 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 . Using the AC power adaptor MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:10 AM Page 9[...]

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    Attach the battery pack properly following the explanation below . Make sure that the battery pack is attached firmly to the player when using it. Otherwise, the battery may become detached and cause injury or damage. Charge your battery before using. Attaching the Battery Pack Disconnect the AC adaptor and the power cord from the player , before y[...]

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    11 Power shutdown mode The power circuit in your player is designed with a power shutdown mode. This is activated only during battery power operation of the player when the battery becomes completely drained . When this happens: 1 Adjust the POWER switch on the player to the OFF position. 2 Connect your player to the AC power with the supplied powe[...]

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    12 1 Please remove the protective plastic tab (on top of the battery inside the battery compartment) if you have just unpacked the remote control and are using for the first time. 2 T o use the remote control, point it at the infrared sensor on the player’ s front panel avoiding obstacles. TIP : T o avoid interference with other electrical equipm[...]

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    13 Playable Discs • The marks shown in the following chart are used in the manual. When Playing DVDs Many DVD discs have the following playback features: T itle, Chapter , Audio, Subtitle, Angle, TT (T itle) T ime, CH (Chapter) T ime, Repeat, and T ime Display . About All the features described in this manual may not be available on every disc. I[...]

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    14 Before you begin, turn on the power of your TV , stereo, and any other equipment connected to the DVD Player . Make sure the TV and the stereo (if applicable) are set to the correct channel. 1 Slide the POWER switch to ON to turn on the player . 2 Press OPEN to open the disc tray . 3 Place a disc into the tray . If the DVD is recorded on only on[...]

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    15 DVD Language selection Different discs differ in languages. Y ou can select a language in a variety of ways: • Using the OSD to enter the Audio submenu to select. If a language is included from this Audio submenu: English French Spanish Chinese Japanese is recorded on the disc, you can select sounds, subtitles or disc menu languages. If not, t[...]

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    16 Fast Searching 1 Press 6 to play fast forward. Each time you press the button repeatedly , the screen shows in sequence: 2 Press 5 to fast reverse the disc. Each time you press the button repeatedly , the screen shows in sequence: 3 Press B (PLA Y)/ OK to resume normal playback. SLOW PLA Y ( DVDs only) Y ou can enjoy scenes in slow motion. 1 Pre[...]

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    17 Repeat Play This button can be used to repeat a title, chapter , track, disc, or a specific portion of a disc. DVD and CD repeat options Y ou may repeat a title or chapter . 1 T o repeat a chapter , press REPEA T . The screen will show 2 T o repeat a title, press REPEA T again. The screen will show 3 Repeat all: Press REPEA T several times. The [...]

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    18 Shuffle or Random Play ` Both the Shuffle and Random options allow you to play the contents of your disc in a different order . 1 In disc stop position, press PLA Y MODE once or more to select shuffle or random play mode. The screen shows Shuffle or Random: 2 Press 2 (PLA Y)/ OK to start shuffle or random play . T o cancel shuffle or random play[...]

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    19 Bookmark The bookmark feature lets you mark a point on the disc that you can go to quickly . Y ou can store up to 12 bookmarks per disc. 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 the scene you want to m[...]

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    20 Selecting DVD Subtitles This operation works only with discs on which multiple subtitle language are recorded. 1 Press SUBTITLE repeatedly until the desired language is selected. The screen shows : T o cancel subtitle : • Press SUBTITLE repeatedly until the screen shows "Subtitle Off" TIP : • For some discs subtitles cannot be remo[...]

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    21 With this button, you can toggle between 3 TIME SEARCH options. Y ou may directly enter a time, title or chapter number to fast search on a disc, and play from that point. How to search a DVD title or a chapter For example: Searching to chapter 2 in title 6. 1 Press TIME SEARCH . The screen shows: 2 Press a direction button and move the cursor t[...]

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    22 T o use the program playback feature, you must enter the order in which you want the titles (and chapters) on the DVD or the tracks on the CD to play by creating a program. Program display options may vary according to your DVD and show TT -- (T itle) as well as CH-- (Chapter). DVDs 1 During playback press PLA Y MODE once or more until the scree[...]

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    23 MP3 Select T racks with Menu 1 Insert a disc, the player reads the disc. The TV screen displays main menu. 2 Press 4 to select a music folder . Press 2 (PLA Y)/ OK to confirm selection. Example: Select CD02 : 3 Use the direction buttons to select a track. Press 2 (PLA Y)/ OK to start playback. 4 In stop mode, select the folder icon on the left s[...]

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    24 OSD operation (for DVDs and CDs) The On-Screen Display (OSD) contains many playback features. • T o see the OSD Menu, press the OSD button on the remote control while a disc is playing. During OSD Menu operation, your picture zooms out. • Use the direction buttons 3 or 4 to move through the different playback features in the OSD Menu. When a[...]

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    25 Changing the Audio Language If the disc was created with different language tracks (recorded in different languages), you can use the OSD Menu to temporarily change the DVD player's Audio Language setting. 1 While the disc is playing, press OSD on the remote control to bring up the Menu. 2 Press the direction buttons 3 or 4 to highlight &qu[...]

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    26 Changing the Camera Angle Some DVDs contain scenes recorded from different angles. The camera angle will not change if the DVD does not contain sequences recorded from different camera angles. 1 While the disc is playing, press OSD on the remote control to bring up the Menu. 2 Press 3 or 4 to highlight " Angle ". 3 Press B (PLA Y)/ OK [...]

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    27 Changing the T ime Disp(Display) Y ou can change the time displayed on the screen: T itle Elapsed, T itle Remain, Chapter Elapsed and Chapter Remaining. 1 While the disc is playing, press OSD on the remote control to bring up the Menu. 2 Press 3 or 4 to highlight " T ime Disp ". 3 Press B (PLA Y)/ OK , the time options appears. 4 Press[...]

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    28 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 best viewing status. 1 Press SETUP to enter the Setup Menu. The Setup Menu appears on the screen, with icons across the top of the screen, illustrat- ing General Set[...]

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    29 • Press 2 (PLA Y)/ OK to confirm your selection. 3 T o exit the Setup Menu, pr ess 4 to high- light " Exit Setup " and press 2 (PLA Y)/ OK to exit Setup Menu completely . TV Display Page There are 3 TV display type options which you can select from the TV Display submenu on the General Setup Page . TV display type options as follows:[...]

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    30 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 on the top and bottom. Wide This is selected when the player is connected to a widescreen TV . TIP : Y ou can also press the MONITOR button on the player to change the display mode between &q[...]

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    31 Speaker Setup Page The submenu structure is: • Lt/Rt The output signal will be incorported to left and right channel. • Stereo The output signal will be incorported to stereo. Dolby Digital Setup Page The submenu structure is: • Dual Mono This is the output mode of the L and R signals of the set audio output. If it is set to " Mix-Mon[...]

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    32 3D Processing Page The submenu structure is: • V SURR (Virtual Surround) Y ou can select to turn the Virtual Surround sound on and off. • Reverb Mode Reverb Mode allows you to optimise sound effects. Select from 8 options, or none (off): Off, Concert, Living Room, Hall, Bathroom, Cave, Arena or Church Monitor Setup Page Press Monitor to chan[...]

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    33 The submenu structure is: TIP : The " Preference Setup " only can be select- ed when the player is in stop mode. Default >> Reset Each function setting returns to the default setting if you select this option. Parental With the parental lock function, you may select an age control rating for playback of discs on the player . For [...]

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    34 Y ou can connect the player to a TV or an amplifier to enjoy DVDs or karaoke. Connecting a TV and a Stereo/Amplifier (see 1 ) 1 Connect the yellow end of the supplied cable to the VIDEO IN jack of the TV . Connect the black end to the AUDIO / VIDEO jack on the player . 2 Connect the red end of same cable to the AUDIO IN R jack on the speaker . C[...]

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    35 Connecting to a TV Only TV has only a single Antenna 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. 1 Connect the black end of the supplied cable to the player’ s AUDIO / VIDEO jac[...]

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    36 Connecting to additional equipment 4 Connect an RF coaxial cable (not supplied) to the RF OUT , ANTENNA OUT , or TO TV jack on the RF modulator . The RF OUT jack may be labelled differently among different brands. Refer to the instructions provided with your RF modulator . Connect the other end of the same RF coaxial cable to the ANTENNA IN or R[...]

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    37 Magnavox reserves the right to make design and specification changes for product improvement without prior notice. This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyri[...]

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    38 If a fault occurs, first check the points listed below before taking the set for repair . If you are unable to remedy a problem by following these hints, consult your dealer or service center . WARNING: Do not open the set as there is a risk of electric shock. Under no circumstances should you try to repair the set yourself, as this will invalid[...]

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    39 T roubleshooting Image rolls and no color • The color system of the player doesn't match your TV . Select the 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 DVD player . See your retailer for options regarding no[...]

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    40 POR T ABLE D VD PLA YER 90 days Free Pr oduct Exc hange / 91 days-One y ear Reduced-Cost Exc hang e This product m ust be carried in for an exchange. LIMITED W ARRANTY WHO IS CO VERED? Y ou must ha ve proof of the date of pur chase to exchange your pr oduct. A sales receipt or other document showing the date that you pur chased the product is co[...]

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    41 EXCHANGE INSTRUCTIONS T o exchange y our product with Ma gnavo x (per the warranty conditions stated previousl y), remember: • If you exchange the pr oduct within 90 days of the original purchase, there is no cost to you.* • If you exchange the pr oduct more than 90 days after but less than one y ear after the day of original pur chase , con[...]

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    MAGNA VOX A Division of Philips Consumer Electronics North America Knoxville, T ennessee 37914-1810, U.S.A Meet Magnavox at the Internet http://www .magnavox.com CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT Printed in China BK412 MPD820 IB8486E001 MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:11 AM Page 42[...]