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7” T wo Screen Car DVD Player PDM-2726M User ’ s Manual 20060901[...]
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1 20060501 CA UT ION : USE OF ANY CONTROLS, ADJUSTMENTS, OR PROCEDURE S OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MA Y RESUL T IN HAZARDOUS RADIA TION EXPOSURE. POWER SUPPL Y : Connect the s up plied adapter to th e sid e of the DVD play er in the slot ma rke d “Power In”. Plug the two-pro ng end of the pow er cord to an AC100-120V outlet. If you hav e[...]
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2 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all instructions. 5) Do not use near water . 6) Clean only with dry cloth. 7) Do not block any ventilation openings. Maintain well ventilated conditions around the product, Do not put product on bed, sofa or an ything that blocks ventilation. Install in accord[...]
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3 Copyright Protection This product incorporates copyright protecti on technolog y that is protected by U.S. patent s and ot her intellectual property rights. Use of this copyright pr otection technology must be authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision. Revers[...]
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4 High-quality audio and video Advanced Playing Functi ons Features On-screen Displa y: Y ou c an choose English, French or S panish for the On-screen Display language. Compatibility: Compatible with DVD, CD and JPEG . Particular Performance: Multi-speed, fast forward, fast backward and slow forward. Search by Time: Search for a certain track of a [...]
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5 Accessories List ITEM NA ME QTY Remote Control （ with battery ） 1 Car Adapter 1 Power Supply Cord 1 S trap 4 Headphone 2 Audio/Video Cable 2 Owner’s Manual 1 Power Adapter 1 NOTE Accessories and their part s numb ers are subjec t to modification without prior notice due to improvements. Accessories[...]
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6 DVD Playback CD Playback JPEG Playback Content s …………………………………………..1 …………………………………………...4 …………………………………………...5 …………………………………………...7 …………………………………..……….9 ……………………………?[...]
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7 1. -/+ button Press to adjust the value of brightness and color . 2. A UDIO button Press to select different languages when a DVD disc which cont ains multiple audio languages is played. Press to select differ ent audio track w hen a CD disc is played. 3. FUNC button Press the FUNC button to change the brightness and color level. Press and hold f[...]
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8 6. ■ (Stop) button Press to stop playback. Then press the button to resume playback from the stopped spot. Press this button twice to stop playback completely . 7. ( PLA Y/P AUSE) button Press once to pause the playback and press it again to resume the playback. 8. ▲ / button Press to select different options or to search forward fast. 9.[...]
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9 Right Side V iew 1. V olume Contr ol Used to adjust the volume of the headphone and speaker . 2. Headphone Jack Used to connect headphones for private listening. When the headphones are connected to this jack, the speaker will be turned off automatically . 3. Audio Output Jack Used to connect to an external amplifier. 4. Video Output Jack Used to[...]
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10 Left Side V iew 1. Headphone Jack Used to connect headphones for privat e listening. When the headphones are connected to this jack, the speaker will be turned off automatically . 2. Power Switch Used to turn the power on or off. V iew of Side Panels[...]
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11 1. Rechargeable Battery Contact s For connecting the rechargeable battery pack. V iew of Main Unit Bottom[...]
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12 1. MUTE button Press to turn off or on the speaker output. 2. INFO button Press repeatedly to display or conceal the detailed information of the disc durin g playback. 3. TITLE button Press to access to or exit from the title menu if it exists in the disc. 4. Direction button Press to select different options. 5. ENTER button Press to access pla[...]
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13 8. NEXT button Press to skip to the next list, track or chapter . 9. PREV button Press to return to the previous list, track or chapter . 10. SUBT button When playing a DVD coded with multi-subtitle s, press to select a subtitle language or to turn subtitles off. 11. ANGLE button Press to access various camera angles if the DVD disc cont[...]
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14 Installation S teps Follow the steps below to install the battery . S tep1: Pull the battery holder out from the r emote control in the direction of the arrow . S tep 2: Load a new battery prope rly with the (+) side up. S tep3: Insert the battery holder ba ck into the remote control. Battery Property Battery T ype: CR2025 3V Battery Life: Appro[...]
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15 z Always ensure that the DVD player , TV and any other electrical equipment to be connected with are switched off and unplugged from the power supply . z Ensure that you observe the color coding when connecting aud io and video cables. Connecting to TV Audio/Video connections Follow the drawings below to connect the DV D player to TV's Audi[...]
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16 Connecting to Amplifier Refer to your Audio equipment 's manual before c onnection. Follow the drawings below to connect the DVD player to A V amplifier . Connecting to Headphon es Connect the headphones to the right side of the player for private listening. When headphone is connected, the speakers will automatically turn off. System Conne[...]
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17 Using the AC Adapter The player is supplied with an AC adapter for powering the unit and charging the batt ery . NOTE: T urn player's power off before unplugging. Using of Car Adapter The player is supplied with a Car Adapter for po wering the unit while in a vehicle. Attention ¾ Do not ope rate the unit or view vi deo software while drivi[...]
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18 Compatible Disc Formats DISC LOGO DIAMETER PLA Y BACK TIME/ PLA Y ABLE SIDES 133 min (SS-SL) 242 min (SS-DL) 266 min (DS-SL) 12cm 484 min (DS-DL) 41 min (SS-SL) 75 min (SS-DL) 82 min (DS-SL) DVD 8cm 150 min (DS-DL) 12cm 74 min CD 8cm 20 min JPEG 12cm Operation methods of some DVD discs are s pecified by the soft ware manufacturer . Please follow[...]
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19 READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULL Y BEFORE USING YOUR DVD PLA YER FOR THE FIRST TIME. W ARNING: Do not pl ay poor-quality discs to a void damaging the lens. Pre-operation 1. Connect the unit to power supply through the provided DC adapt or . 2. Switch “POWER ON/OFF” to “ ON” on the left panel to turn on the DVD player . 3. Press O[...]
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20 DVD Playback Buttons Operation Playback Operation ZOOM button Press the ZOO M button repeatedly to shift among 1X , 2X, 3X zoomin g effect s and normal playbac k. ENTER/ENT button Press the ENTER /ENT button to start playback; pres s the dir ect ion b utton s to sel ect a tit le/ chap ter t o play or use 0-9 buttons to se le ct dir [...]
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21 DVD Playback (continued) Playback Operation TITLE button Press the T ITLE button du ring playback. Th e title menu will appear o n the screen. Press the dir ection buttons to sele ct the title/ch apter to play , and pres s the ENTER/ENT butto n to confirm your se lection. Or press the 0-9 buttons to select directly . MENU button Pre[...]
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22 DVD Playback (continued) Playback Operation INFO button Press the I NFO button to disp lay or concea l the detailed information. SUBT button When a DVD disc is playing, press th e SUBT butto n to select a su btitle la nguage o r to t urn the subtit le of f. A DVD disc can be r ecorded with up to 32 subtitles. Press the SUB T button repeate dly ,[...]
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23 DVD Playback (continued) GOTO button Press the GOTO butt on to select desi red disc titl e, chapter or time. Use the direction buttons to highli ght Titl e, Chapter or T ime . Use the 0-9 number buttons to input numbers of the desired titl e, chapter or time and press the ENTER/EN T button to c onfirm. Then the pl ayer will begin playing [...]
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24 CD Playback Buttons Operation Playback Operation When a CD disc is loaded, the play er will read the disc. Then a playback menu will appear on the s creen and the play er will play the disc automati cally by the default sequen ce of the di sc. Y ou ca n use the buttons to select the de sired track. Or press the number buttons to input t [...]
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25 CD Playback (continued) GOTO button Press the GOT O button to selec t desired track, tr ac k ti me or disc time. Use the directio n buttons to highlight T rack, T ime or Disc T ime. Use the 0-9 number butto ns to input the desired numbers of track or tim e. And press the EN TER/ENT button to confirm. Then th e player will begin pl aying f[...]
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26 JPEG Playback Pre-operation Filter and Repeat set up Button Operation Under the fol der mode, press the direction buttons to highlight “Filter” a nd you can change i ts settings acco rding to th e steps below: 1. Press the EN TER/ENT butt on to enter the s etup menu. 2. Press the button to select the item you want to s et. 3. Press th[...]
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27 During brow sing a picture, you ca n use the directio n buttons to rota te the current picture. Press the b utton to rotat e the current picture 90° clockwise, as s hown below: Press the button to rotate the cur rent pict ure 180° clo c kwise, as sho wn belo w: Press the button to rotate the cu r rent pict ure 270° clo ckwise, as [...]
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28 Language setup Y ou can change the d efault settings of t his unit to cust omize its perf ormance to your ow n preference. R ead this section to l earn how to set up th e system. Follow the st eps below to set up your system: 1. Press the SETUP button and the setup m enu will appear on the s creen. 2. Press the buttons to select a sub-me[...]
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29 Language setup (continued) System Setup 2. Subtitle This item is used to set the subtitle language. Press the buttons to highlight this item. Press the ENTER/ENT or bu tton to enter the setup of thi s item. There are several items for you to choose. Press the butto ns to choose the proper one. Press the ENTER/EN T button to c[...]
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30 V ideo setup System Setup Press the SETUP button an d press the buttons to select V ideo. The screen will display as shown left. 1. Aspect Ratio This item is used to set aspe ct ratio. Press the buttons to highlight this item. Press the ENTER/ENT or button to enter the setup of thi s item. Press the buttons to choose [...]
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31 Misc setup Press the SETUP button an d press the buttons to select Mi sc. The screen will display as shown left. 1. Use Default Settings This item is used to reset the unit to the default. Press the buttons to highli ght this item. Press the ENTER/ENT or button to enter t he setup of thi s item. Use the buttons to choo[...]
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32 Follow the steps below to fix the DVD Player onto the of a car seat headrest. 1. Place the DVD player on a soft and smooth surface with the bottom facing up. 2. Loose the strap and remove the buckle from the strap. 3. Insert the strap through t he holes as the Fig.1. Make sure the inside of the strap faces up. 4. Thread the strap into the buckle[...]
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33 5. Repeat these steps for the other strap. 6. Adjust the length of the strap according to the backrest of the seat. 7. Fasten the straps on the headrest of the seat as in Fig.4. Make sure the two straps are between the headrest support rods (if your car has them). NOTE: The drawings show the outside and the inside of the buckle and the strap. Us[...]
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34 Letterbox screen This refers t o a screen on whic h the playback pict ure of wide-scree n DVDs appears with b lack bands runnin g along the top and b ottom. Pan & Scan screen This refers to a screen on which t he playback picture of wide-screen DVDs is cut off at the left and right sides. Title, Chapter (DVD) DVDs are div ided into some larg[...]
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35 T ake steps de scribed in the tabl es below to solv e simple problems before co ntacting after-sal es service. If Y ou Suspect Something Wrong, immediately turn the power of f. Disconnect t he power connector a nd check that there is neither smoke nor he at from the unit before as king for re pairs. Ne ver tr y to re pair the unit by your se lf [...]
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36 Other possibilities: S tatic or oth er external inte rference may cause th e player function abnormally . In order to recover no rmal status, unplug the po wer-suppl y cord and then plug it into th e outlet again to reset the pl ayer . If the pro blems still exist, cut off t he power supply and consult your service center or the qualif ied techn[...]
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37 DESIGN AND SPECIFICA TIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE For service, support and warranty in formation, visit www .polaroid.com . "Polaroid" and “Polaroid and Pixel” are t radem arks of Polaroid Corporation, Waltham, MA, USA. TFT screen size 7 inches Laser W av elength 780/650 nm Video System NTSC Frequency Response 20Hz ?[...]