Apex Digital AD-1201 manual

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 1 Safety Precautions The lightning flash with an arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is i ntended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" with- in the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamatio[...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 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 Instruction[...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 3 A lternate W arnings - 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[...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 4 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 o[...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 5 Introduction Y our new APEX Digital AD-1201 DVD player is designed for you to enjoy all forms of disc media. Y our player will allow you to enjoy full-length motion pictures with "at-the-movies" picture and cinema quality sound. Y our new player also supports CD, MP3. Y our player also has several unique features, [...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 6 TYPE OF TV SYSTEM Connect this DVD video player to a TV compatible with the NTSC or P AL/3.58 system. Notes on Discs HOW T O HANDLE, CLEAN, AND STORE DISCS. HANDLING DISCS • DO NOT TOUCH THE PLA YBACK SIDE OF THE DISC. • DO NOT A TT ACH P APER OR T APE T O DISCS. NOTE: APEX DIGIT AL INC. SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMA[...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 7 T able of Contents S afety Precautions............................................ 1 I mportant Safety Instructions.............................2 - 4 Introduction........................................................5 Notes On Discs..................................................6 Identification of Controls..............[...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 8 Identification of Controls FRONT P ANEL REAR P ANEL 1 4 3 1 POWER ON/OFF 2 DVD TRA Y 3 OPEN/CLOSE 4 PLA Y 5 P AUSE 6 STOP 7 PREVIOUS 8 NEXT 9 REMOTE SENSOR 10 DVD LAMP 1 1 MP3/CD/JPEG LAMP 12 PICTURE CD LAMP 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 DIGIT AL AUDIO-COAXIAL OUTPUT 2 S-VIDEO OUTPUT 3 COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 1 4 COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 2 5 A[...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 9 1 8. M ENU 19. GOTO 20. MUTE 21. FORW ARD 22. FORW ARD SKIP 23. P AUSE/STEP 24. SHUFFLE 25. ANGLE 26. PROGRAM 27. DIRECTION KEYS Remote Control 1. POWER 2. NUMBER KEYS 3. S HIFT 4. VOLUME - 5. TITLE 6. SUBTITLE 7. AUDIO 8. PREVIOUS SKIP 9. REWIND 10. PLA Y/ENTER/STOP 11 . ZOOM 12. REPEA T 13. SLOW 14. DISPLA Y 15. OPEN/CLOSE[...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 10 Remote Control Continued 1 2 3 Open the cover . OPERA TING WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL Operating video player with the remote control. 30˚ 30˚ 1 The remote control must point at the remote sensor in order for the player to function correctly . Distance: Maximum of 7m from the front of the remote sensor . Angle: Approxim[...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 11 Connecting to a TV IMPORT ANT NOTICE • T urn off power and unplug both units before connecting. • If you connect the DVD video player to a video cassette recorder (VCR), or TV/VCR combination, the playback picture will be distorted because all dvd players incorporate copyright protection circuitry by Macrovision. • If[...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 12 Connecting to a TV using a RF Modulator Connection 1 Figure 1 Connecting the TV to the DVD Note: All VCRs will distort the picture of a DVD player . This is NOT a malfunction of the DVD player or VCR. All DVD manufacturers are required to install macrovision copyright ciruritry to prevent copying via VCR. This is what cause[...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 13 Connecting to a TV using a RF Modulator Continued Figure 3 Connection 3 Connecting the TV , DVD, VCR, and Cable or Satellite Box 1) Connect the three-terminal composite video cable to the back of your Apex DVD player . This cable has three prongs, one each in yellow , red, and white. The yellow prong will go into the jack l[...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 14 Enjoying Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound Dolby Pro Logic Surround Enjoy the dynamic realistic sound of Dolby Pro Logic Surround by connecting an amplifier and speaker system (right and left front speakers, a center speaker , and one or two rear speakers). Set "AUDIO OUTPUT" to "ANALOG" via the setup menu.[...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 15 “DTS” and “DTS Digital Out” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. NOTICE • Do not connect the PCM/BITSTREAM jack of the DVD video player to the AC-3 RF input of a Dolby Digital receiver . Instead, connect to the “DIGIT AL” or “COAXIAL” input of a Dolby Digital/DTS receiver or Processor . The inpu[...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 16 What is MP3 and Picture CD? PLA YING AN MP3 FORMA T Y ou can play an MP3 CD by different “PLA Y MODE” such as: - “FOLDER” (normal playback) - “FOLDER R” (repeat playback on a specific folder) - “REPEA T ONE” (repeat playback on a song) - “SINGLE” (playback a song only one time) - “SHUFFLE” (random pl[...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 17 MP3 Operation PLA YING AN MP3 FORMA T 1. T o pIay you must view through your television. Insert an MP3 CD, the DVD video player will initialize the disc when the tray is closed and the directory (folder) will be shown in an MENU on screen. 2. Press to select and highlight the PLA Y MODE. Then press each way to select play m[...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 18 Playing Back a Disc 1. Press the POWER button displayed on the front panel. 2. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button. This will open the disc tray . Be sure the playback side is faced down. 3. Place the disc on the disc tray . 4. Press the ENTER/PLA Y button. After closing the disc tray playback will start. If the disc you want to pl[...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 19 Playing Back a Disc Continued ENTER/PLA Y P AUSE STOP FOR A HIGHER QUALITY PICTURE DVD discs produce a high resolution picture. This may cause some picture artifacts on the TV during playback. The artifacts will vary depending on the TV used with the DVD video player . T o control picture artifacts reduce the sharpness sett[...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 20 Playing Back a Disc Continued PLA YING A T 2X, 4X, 6X OR 8X THE NORMAL SPEED Y ou can play back a disc at 2x, 4x, 6x or 8x the normal speed. Press the REV or FWD button during playback. The playback speed becomes 2x the normal speed. The playback speed changes, each time you press the REV or FWD button. REV : Fast reverse F[...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 21 1/4 the normal speed PLA YING IN SLOW-MOTION A disc can also be played back in slow-motion. Press the SLOW button during playback The playback speed becomes 1/2, 1/4, or 1/8 of the normal speed each time you press the SLOW button. (Reverse slow play as the same.) Playing Back a Disc Continued SF 2x SF 4x SF 8x 1/2 the norma[...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 22 This DVD video player allows you to locate consecutive chapters or tracks. Press the SKIP or button repeatedly to display the requested chapter or track SKIP SKIP The DVD video player starts playback from the selected chapter or track. How to locate proceeding chapters or tracks • When you press the SKIP button, the DVD v[...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 23 Locating a Specific T itle, Chapter or T rack C ontinued T o select title 18: T o select title 22: 3. Press ENTER/PLA Y button. LOCA TING A TITLE 1. Press GOTO during playback. Make sure that the space next to TITLE is highlighted. 2. Press numbers to select the title and chapter you want. NOTES • By pressing / OK you may[...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 24 Playing Repeatedly THIS DVD VIDEO PLA YER ALLOWS YOU TO PLA YBACK A SPECIFIC TITLE, CHAPTER, TRACK, OR SEGMENT REPEA TEDL Y . (TITLE REPEA T , CHAP- TER/TRACK REPEA T). HOW TO REPEA T A TITLE, CHAPTER, OR TRACK 1. Select the title, chapter , or track you want to repeat. 2. Press the REPEA T button. The repeat mode changes, [...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 25 PLA YING TITLES IN RANDOM ORDER This DVD video player will automatically choose the titles in a DVD video disc and play them back randomly . 1. Press the STOP button twice. 2. Press the SHUFFLE button during stop 3. Press the ENTER/PLA Y button. The DVD video player will now start random playback. NOTICE Y ou must press the[...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 26 ZOOMING A PICTURE This DVD video player allows you to zoom into a picture as well as shift the zoom point. Press ZOOM during normal playback or slow - motion. The DVD video player magnifies in the center of the picture. If you press during zoom playback, the zoom point shifts. TO RESUME NORMAL PLA YBACK. Press ZOOM during z[...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 27 Selecting the Camera Angles/ Language / Audio Settings THIS DVD VIDEO PLA YER ALLOWS YOU TO SELECT FROM SEVERAL DIF- FERENT ANGLES AND LANGUAGES. HOW TO CHANGE THE CAMERA ANGLE Press the ANGLE button while playing back a scene recorded with multiple angles. • Y ou may only press the ANGLE button when the angle icon is fla[...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 28 PROGRAM P 00: T00 C000 Playing in a Favorite Order 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. T o CHANGE the programmed item: Press the STOP button, [...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 29 Selecting Subtitles HOW TO DISPLA Y SUBTITLES Y ou have the option to select a preferred subtitle from those included on the DVD video disc. Press the SUB-T but- ton during playback. SUB-T 1/03:ENGLISH 2/03:CHINESE S UBTITLE 2 3 /03:JAP ANESE SUBTITLE 3 SUBTITLE OFF T o TURN OFF the subtitles. SUBTITLE 1 Press the SUB-T dur[...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 30 NORMAL When a K O DAK Picture CD is inserted, an automated slide show is launched, Each picture in the current directory will be displayed consecutively in a slide-show fashion and will be scaled to fit most of the TV screen. T welve slideshow transition modes are provided. Use “ PROGRAM ” key to select: Customers can s[...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 31 W orking With Y our JPEG Files SECTION 1:WHA T IS A JPEG? SECTION 2: HOW TO CREA TE A JPEG Using your computer and a favorite computer software, you can create JPEG files capable of being played back on you TV Screen. 1) Open your computer software. 2) Locate the file menu and choose Open 3) Depending on your software, you [...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 32 There are four modes to rotate a picture: Invert, Mirror , Left, and Right . These operations are allowed only when a picture is being displayed normally . The arrow key are used to select the dif ferent rotation modes: Up -Invert/Normal Down -Mirror/Normal Left -T urn left Right -T urn right This features allows you to vie[...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 33 T otal playing time of the disc is displayed on the DVD display . Press DISPLA Y during playback TO TURN OFF THE ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y Press DISPLA Y again. Using the On-Screen Display THE DVD VIDEO PLA YER ALLOWS YOU TO VIEW THE OPERA TIONAL ST A TUS AND DISC INFORMA- TION ON YOUR TV SCREEN. TITLE ELAPSED T 01/12 C 06/39 T00:[...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 34 YOU CAN USE THE P ARENT AL LOCK FUNCTION ONL Y WITH DVD VIDEO DISCS EQUIPPED WITH THE P ARENT AL LOCK FEA TURE. SETTING THE P ARENT AL LOCK DVD video discs equipped with the parental lock function are rated according to their content. The contents allowed by a parental lock level and the way a DVD video disc can be controll[...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 35 1. Press SETUP . 2. Press to select category (highlight), then press OK. 3. Press SETUP to normal play- back. -- SPEAKER SETUP P AGE - - DOWNMIX MAIN P AGE SET DOWNMIX MODE -- DOLBY DIGIT AL SETUP - - DUAL MONO DYNAMIC MAIN P AGE DUAL MONO(1+1) SETUP -- GENERAL P AGE - - TV DISPLA Y ANGLE MARK OSD LANG AUDIO OUT CAPTIONS SC[...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 36 D VD Video Discs CD MP3 CD Sound recording system Audio setting on the setting screen ANALOG AUDIO OUT jacks DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT jack Memo On Output Sounds DISCS AND OUTPUT SOUNDS Dolby Digital SPDIF /RA W ___ Dolby Digital bitstream SPDIF /PCM o P CM (48kHz) PCM44.1kHz SPDIF /RA W SPDIF /PCM o PCM ( 44.1kHz) MP3 SPDIF /RA W[...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 37 Video output 1.0 V (p-p), 75 Ω , negative sync., pin jack x 1 S video output (Y) 1.0 V (p-p), 75 Ω negative sync., Mini DIN 4-pin x 1 (C) 0.286 V (p-p), 75 Ω Audio output (digital audio) 0.5 V (p-p), 75 Ω , pin jack x 1 Audio output (analog audio) 2.0 V (rms), 10K Ω , pin jack(L,R) x 1 OUTPUTS Specifications DVD V[...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 38 T rouble Shooting Guide C heck the following guide for a possible correction to a problem before contacting customer service. Check F AQ at our website: w ww .apexdigitalinc.com/ SYMPTOMS AND CORRECTION Symptom No power No picture No sound Rolling b/w picture Black & White pic- ture The playback picture has occasional d[...]

APEX DIGIT AL AD-1201 39 Limited W arranty PLA YERS 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[...]