Apex Digital AD-703 manual

1 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 Safety Precautions The lightning flash with a arrowhead symbol within an equilater al triangle is intended to aler t the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous v oltage" within the product's enclosure that ma y be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electr ic shoc k to persons. The e xclamat[...]

CA UTION: PLEASE READ AND OBSER VE ALL W ARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN IN THIS O WNER’S MANU AL AND THOSE MARKED ON THE UNIT . PLEASE KEEP THIS MANU AL FOR FUTURE USE. This product was designed and man uf actured to meet str ict quality and saf ety standards. The saf eguards incorporated in this unit will protect you if y ou observe the f ollo w[...]

3 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 that objects do not f all and liquids are not spilled into the units openings. Such situations could result in fire or electrical shock. 15. N ON -U SE P ERIODS - The power cord of the unit should be unplugged, when not in use f or a long time. 16. D ISC - Do not use a def or med, crack ed, or heavily scratched disc. Using th[...]

4 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 Intr oduction Y our D VD video pla yer is a pla yer f or digital video discs conf or ming to the univ ersal D VD video standard. With it, you will be able to enjo y full-length mo vies with true cinema picture quality , and stereo or multi-channel sound (depending on the disc , and on y our pla ybac k setup). The unique f eat[...]

5 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 Ta bl e of Contents Saf ety Precautions ........................... 1 Impor tant Safety Instructions ........... 2 - 3 Introduction ........................................ 4 Identification of Controls .................... 6 D VD Displa y ....................................... 7 Remote Control ...............................[...]

6 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 Identification of Contr ols FR ONT P ANEL REAR P ANEL 1 6 11 2 3 4 5 7 1P O W E R ON/OFF 2 MIC 1 3 MIC 2 4M IC LEVEL 5 ECHO LEVEL 6D VD DISPLA Y 7D I SC LOADING TRA Y 8 PLA Y 9P A USE 10 ST OP 11 OPEN/CLOSE 12 SKIP REVERSE 13 SKIP FOR W ARD 14 DIRECT PLA Y OR DISC EXCHANGER 12 13 14 10 8 9 1P OW ER SUPPL Y CORD 2 5.1 CHANNEL [...]

7 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 D VD Display • Other indicators When pla ying back the same title, chapter or trac k repeatedly . When pla yback is paused. When pla ying back a specific segment repeatedly . (A-B repeat) During memor y playbac k. During shuffle playbac k. When pla ying back the entire disc repeatedly . When the camera angle can be changed.[...]

8 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 17. DIGEST 18. TIME SEARCH 19. RESUME 20. REMAIN 21. ZOOM 22. SLO W PLA Y 23. PA USE/STEP 24. MENU 25. RETURN 26. REPEA T 27. A-B REPEA T 28. A UDIO MODE 29. SUBTITLE 30. MUTE ( ) 31. LANGU AGE ( ) Remote Contr ol 1. OSD 2. DIMMER 3. NUMBER BUTT ONS 4. SEARCH 5. SETUP 6. TITLE 7. PLA Y 8. PREV/NEXT 9. ST OP 10. DIRECTIONS 11.[...]

9 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 Remote Contr ol Continued 1 2 3 Open the battery cover . OPERA TING WITH THE REMO TE CONTROL Operating D VD video pla yer with the remote control. 1 The remote control m ust point at the remote sensor , in order f or the D VD player to function correctl y . Make sure there is no barrier between them. Distance: Maximum of 5 m [...]

10 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 Connecting to a TV using a RF Modulator RF-Modulator Y our T V (Back) VT o T V A n t enna R L UHF/Antenna IN Co axial Y our VCR (Back) UHF/Antenna OUT Co axial COAX IAL VIDEO OUT A UDIO OUT L R 2 1 D VD (Back) TV / Video Input C onntection TV /Audio Input C onntection (R) (R) (L) (L) (V) (V) Connection 1 Figure 1 Connecting [...]

11 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 Connecting to a TV using a RF Modulator COAXI AL VIDEO OUT AUDI O OUT L R 2 1 RF-Modulator Y our T V (Back) (Back) TV / Video Input C onn tection TV /Audio Input C onn tection VT o T V Antenna R L (R) (R) (L) (L) (V) To your Cable/Satelite connection (V) UHF/Antenna IN Co axial Y our Cable/Satelite Box IN OUT IN OUT Y our VC[...]

12 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 1. If the TV has S-VIDEO input, please connect the unit and the TV with S-VIDEO cord (not supplied). Y ou do not hav e to connect it to VIDEO . S-VIDEO will ensure clearer image. 2. Y ou hav e to set the unit according to the TV to be connected. • If the system of the TV is P AL, push SYSTEM and select P AL. • If the sys[...]

13 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 Preparation Bef ore Operation CONNECTED T O AN ORDINAR Y AMPLIFIER • This connection is f or Analog A udio only . CONNECTED T O A RECEIVER WITH DOLBY DIGIT AL/DTS DECODER[...]

CONNECT T O A RECEIVER WITH 5.1 CHANNEL SURROUND SOUND 14 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 Preparation Bef ore Operation[...]

CONNECT T O A RECEIVER WITH 5.1 CHANNEL SURROUND SOUND NO TICE • When enjoying karaok e, connect fixed A udio out to L/R jack of 5.1 channel AMP . • Do not inser t the power cord to outlet or s witch POWER b utton bef ore finishing connections. 1. Some discs with Dolby or MPEG A UDIO recorded 5.1 channel trac k. When connecting a receiv er with[...]

16 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 What is MP3 and VCD? WHA T IS MP3? MP3 is a compression f or m (like zip). The name MP3 stand f or Mpeg1 Audio la yer 3 and its compression algorithm is based on a complicated psycho-acoustic model. This model is based on the f act that the human ear can not hear all the audio frequencies. The human hear ing range is between[...]

17 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 Continued Basic Operations TV/A UDIO SELECTION Press PO WER on the TV and audio system. 1. Press “TV/VIDEO” on the TV , select VIDEO mode (TV). • Select S-VIDEO mode to connect to S-VIDEO (if av ailable). 2. Select the correct audio input on the receiver . • Each receiv er is diff erent from another , please refer to[...]

1. If the system of the TV is P AL: Press SYSTEM and select P AL. 18 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 Basic Operations SYSTEM SETTING According to the system of the TV to be connected, set the system of the unit to make it match the TV . PA USE Press STEP . • When playing pictures: If the pictures of D VD and VCD are pla y ed, press STEP to mak e pla ybac k [...]

PBC PLA Y (PBC - PLA Y BA CK CONTROL) When pla ying a SUPER-VCD , VCD 2.0, you can enjo y the basic interactiv e function. Example: VCD 2.0 1. Press , the screen shows the home menu. 2. Press number buttons to select. Example: select home menu 1. 3. The screen shows the sub-menu after the unit enters home men u 1. 4. Press or to see the previous or[...]

20 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 Basic Operations SELECT WITH NUMBER BUTT ONS Load a disc. Press number buttons to select tr ac ks after the unit finishes reading the disc. 1. If the track n umber is less than 10, just push b uttons 1-10. Example: push 8 to select track 8. 2. If the track n umber is ov er 10, press +10 once and a button among 1-10. Example:[...]

21 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 Pla y Discs in V arious W a ys A UDIO MODE Y ou ma y select a needed language from a multi-language D VD and SUPER-VCD . Y ou ma y select the right channel, left channel, or stereo from a multi-channel CD or VCD . WHEN PLA YING D VD Press , the screen shows orderly: Diff erent discs differ in languages. 1 A UDIO 1/4: MPEG 2C[...]

22 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 Continued Pla y Discs in V arious W a ys FA S T PLA Y When pla ying a disc, you ma y play it f orward f ast or rev erse it f ast to find what you need. SLO W PLA Y Enjo y slow motions by the f ollowing steps. WHEN PLA YING D VD 1. Press to play slo wly . Each time you press the b utton, the screen shows orderly: 2. Press to [...]

23 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 Continued Pla y Discs in V arious W a ys REPEA T PLA Y This function can be used to repeatedly pla y a title, chapter , track, disc or some part on a disc. WHEN PLA YING D VD Y ou ma y repeat a title or chapter . 1. Repeat a chapter Press REPEA T , the screen shows: 2. Repeat a title Press REPEA T , the screen shows: 3. Remo[...]

24 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 Continued Pla y Discs in V arious W a ys SELECT SUBTITLES When pla ying a multi-subtitle D VD or SUPER-VCD , you ma y select one subtitle to show it on the screen. WHEN PLA YING D VD 1. Press SUBTITLE to select one. 2. Remov e the subtitle Press SUBTITLE until the screen shows “SUBTITLE OFF”. WHEN PLA YING SUPER-VCD A su[...]

25 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 Continued Pla y Discs in V arious W a ys SELECT ANGLES Some discs hav e images with different screen angles , you ma y select among them. For e xample, when y ou wa tch a r unning train, y ou ma y watch it from the front, the left window or the right window without stopping it. Example: A D VD has four screen angles at y our[...]

Continued 26 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 Pla y Discs in V arious W a ys WHEN PLA YING SUPER-VCD , VCD , CD To jump to a specific time, use TIME SEARCH to set the time f or the desired location. Example: Play from 00:01:38 of trac k 6. 1. Press button 6 to select trac k 6. 2. Press TIME SEARCH. 3. Press button 0, 1, 3, 8 to enter the time . • The unit pl[...]

27 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 ZOOMING A PICTURE This function can be used to watch a motion or motionless picture . WHEN PLA YING D VD , SUPER-VCD , VCD 1. Press ZOOM. The picture is enlarged two times . 2. Press ZOOM again. The picture is enlarged f our times as big. 3. Press / / / to shift the enlarged picture. 4. T o resume the picture, push ZOOM unti[...]

28 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 PROGRAM PLA Y Y ou ma y program the tr ac ks on a disc and pla y them in the programmed order . WHEN PLA YING D VD , SUPER-VCD , VCD , CD 1. After the unit stops, push PLA Y MODE to select. 2. Press number buttons orderly according to the titles (or chapters) to be programmed. Example: Press 2, 4, 6, 8. Notes: P * * : * * 3.[...]

29 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 DIGEST PLA Y This function can be used to look through the content of the trac k or a disc. WHEN PLA YING D VD 1. Press DIGEST after the unit stops. The unit begins to look through the titles (or chapters), and shows the star ting pictures of each title (or chapter) on the screen. Each page has nine pictures and their locati[...]

30 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 2. Press number buttons to select a digest mode . • Press button 1 f or INTR O. The unit pla ys the first ten seconds of each track one after another . • Press button 2 f or DISC DIGEST . The unit shows ten star ting pictures of all the trac ks on the screen simultaneously . If the trac k number is more than 9, press to [...]

31 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 MP3 Operations SELECT TRA CKS WITH NUMBER BUTT ONS 1. Load a disc according to the basic operations, the unit begins to read the disc and sho w the inf or mation on the screen. 2. Select a track n umber with number b uttons. • If the trac k number is less than 10, push number 1-10 directly . • If the trac k number is ov [...]

32 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 Continued MP3 Operations REPEA T PLA Y Y ou ma y use repeat function to enjo y some track. 1. Select tracks to pla y . 2. Press REPEA T until the screen shows “REPEA T ONE” 3. Remov e repeat function. Press REPEA T until the screen shows “CONTINUE”. RESUME PLA Y 1. Press to stop playbac k. 2. Press RESUME to retur n [...]

33 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 Karaoke PLA Y KARA OKE 1. Load a karaoke disc. 2. Set the microphone volume to the lo west le vel. 3. Inser t the microphone into MIC 1 and MIC 2. 4. Switch on the microphone. 5. T ur n knob “ECHO” to obtain the needed echo degree. 6. Press number buttons to select tr ac ks. 7. Remov e the lyrics and begin to sing. • W[...]

34 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 MENU SETTING According to the recorded inf or mation and external equipment, set the follo wing functions for the pla yer to obtain the best pla ying status. 1. Press SETUP to set the main menu. 2. Press and , then press to confir m. Example: Select “DOLBY DIGIT AL SETUP” • Press to select. • Press to confir m and en[...]

35 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 3. Exit from menu. Press direction button and to select the rele vant e xit column. • Press and to e xit from “DU AL MONO”. • Press to select “MAIN P AGE”, press to e xit from the current column and retur n to the main menu. • Press and to e xit from “EXIT SETUP” then press to exit from the menu. The settin[...]

36 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 Function Settings Continued TV DISPLA Y 1. 4:3/PS: Sets the tele vision in nor mal aspect. PS stands f or P AN SCAN which deter mines if the D VD movie is in either widescreen or Fullscreen f or mat. Most D VD movies toda y are recorded in Widescreen f or mat.This is selected when the unit is connected with a nor mal TV . Wi[...]

37 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 Function Settings Continued FRONT SPEAKER Stereo Lt/Rt: If the disc being play ed has Dolby PRO LOGIC stereo sound, select this speaker , the disc signal will be decoded by the decoder system of the unit, product dynamic eff ect in your room. CENTER SPEAKER ON: When center speaker is connected, there is signal output. OFF: N[...]

38 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 Function Settings Continued CENTER DELA Y 0 msec: When Df=DC 1 msec: When B ~ 34 cm 2 msec: When B ~ 68 cm 3 msec: When B ~ 102 cm * (A) = Df - Dc Dela y time (0, 1, 2, ...., 5) equal A divided 34. REAR DELA Y 0 msec: When Df=DC 1 msec: When B ~ 34 cm 2 msec: When B ~ 68 cm 3 msec: When B ~ 102 cm * (B) = Df - Dc Dela y time[...]

39 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 Function Settings Continued COMPRESSION >> LINE OUT STEREO DU AL MONO >> STEREO LEFT MONO RIGHT MONO MIXED MONO D YNAMIC RNG >> 5.1 CHANNEL OUT >> ON OFF MAIN P A GE COMPRESSION • LINE OUT: Compress input signals linear ly . DU AL MONO This is the output mode of the L and R signals of the set audio [...]

PREFERENCES A UDIO >> ENGLISH FRENCH SP ANISH CHINESE JAP A NESE SUBTITLE >> ENGLISH FRENCH SP ANISH CHINESE JAP A NESE OFF DISC MENU >> ENGLISH CHINESE FRENCH SP ANISH JAP A NESE 40 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 Function Settings Continued The setting structure is: P ASSWORD MODE • ON: The pass word works, “PREFERENCES” is dim and c[...]

41 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 Function Settings Continued PREFERENCES COUNTR Y/REGION >> CHINA FRANCE HONG K ONG JAP AN TA I W A N GBR USA P ARENT AL >> 1. KID SAFE 2. G 3. PG 4. PG 13 5. 6. PG-R 7. NC-17 DEF A UL TS >> RESET SELECT LANGU A GE If a language mentioned abov e is recorded on the disc , you can select sounds , subtitles or [...]

42 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 Notes on Discs HO W T O HANDLE, CLEAN, AND ST ORE DISCS. HANDLING DISCS • Do not touch the pla yback side of the disc. • Do not attach paper or tape to discs. CLEANING DISCS • Finger prints and dust on the disc cause picture and sound deterioration. Wipe the disc from the center outward with a soft cloth. Alwa ys keep [...]

43 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 Video output 1.0 V (p-p), 75 Ω , negativ e sync., pin jack x 1 S video output (Y) 1.0 V (p-p), 75 Ω negativ e sync., Mini DIN 4-pin x 1 (C) 0.286 V (p-p), 75 Ω Component video output (Y) 1.0 V (p-p), 75 Ω negativ e sync., pin jack x 1 (Cr)/(Cb) 0.7 V (p-p), 75 Ω A udio output (digital audio) 0.5 V (p-p), 75 Ω , p[...]

44 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 Bef ore Calling Ser vice P er sonnel Check the follo wing guide for the possib le cause of a prob lem before contacting service. SYMPT OMS AND CORRECTION Symptom No power No picture No sound The pla yback picture has occasional distor tion Brightness is unstable or noises are produced on pla yback pictures The D VD video pla[...]

45 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 TYPE OF DISC HO W T O ENJO Y VIDEO CD without PBC A udio and movie can be pla yed back b y operating the unit in the (VERSION 1.1) same w a y as the audio CD . VIDEO CD with PBC In addition to the operation of the VIDEO CD without PBC, y ou can (VERSION 2.0) enjo y a playbac k with interactiv e software and software with sea[...]

46 APEX DIGIT AL AD-703 Limited W arranty D VD PLA YER 90 D A YS LABOR ONE YEAR REPLA CEMENT OF P AR TS WHO IS CO VERED? A proof of purchase is required to receive w arranty ser vice. A sales receipt or other document showing original date of purchase is considered proof of purchase. WHA T IS CO VERED? W arranty repair is one (1) year limited w arr[...]