Polaroid PDV-0820T manual

- 1 - 8” Portable DVD Player PDV -0820T Operation Manual 20040928[...]

- 2 - C o n t e n t s Important Safety Instructions ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Precautions with Moisture ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Function Features ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Screen[...]

- 3 - I m p o r t a n t S a f e t y I n s t r u c t i o n s 1. Read and heed all these instruct ions and warnings, keep the manual book for future use. 2. Do not operate the product near wa ter or expose it into rain or moisture. 3. Clean only with dr y cloth, and do not block any ventilation openi ngs or holes. Install according to the manufacture[...]

- 4 - P r e c a u t i o n s w i t h M o i s t u r e Under the followi ng circumstanc es, moisture may appear on the le ns of the produc t, which is the most sensitive part of the DVD play er: • The DVD player is sudd enly moved from a col d place to a warm plac e. • A room is heated while the DVD player starts operating, or t he DVD is placed b[...]

- 5 - Function Features 1. EXCELLENT SOUND Dolby Digital output for great sound. 2 . H I G H R E S O L U T I O N MPEG2 decoding format achieves more than 500 lines of horizontal resolution. 3 . S P E C I A L F U N C T I O N S Supports multi-angle, excessive language caption and parental-lock. 4. COMP A TIB ILITY Plays DVD, CD, CD-R, CD-RW , MP3 a n[...]

- 6 - Screen and main panel Unit drawing 1. Power switch 2. Disc tray cove r 3. Open Opens the disc tray 4. Remote sensor 5. Direction button s Selects menu item s 6.  Prev skip button Skip s to previous c hapter/track. 7.  Next skip button Skip s to next chapter/track. 8. ENT button Confirms selections 9. AUDIO button Choose AUDIO languages [...]

- 7 - Screen and main panel Right side 1. Earphone volume adjusting knob Used to adjust the earp hone and speaker volume. 2. Earphone jack HI -FI earphon e output (turn down the sp eaker volume w hen connecti ng) 3. Audio output/input jack 4. Video output/input jack 5. Switch position between A V ‘IN’ and A V ‘OUT’ IN m eans the player i s [...]

- 8 - R e m o t e C o n t r o l 1. PWR button Press to enter st andby mod e. 2. INFO button Press for detailed infor mation on disc. Press again to remove information from screen. 3. TITLE button Press to display CD titles (if present ) Press again for r andom play 4. Direction buttons Pr ess to select menu items. 5. ENTER button Pr ess to confir m[...]

- 9 - R e m o t e C o n t r o l 8.  PREV SKIP button Press to ent er beginni ng of current track. Press again for previous track. 9.  NEXT SKIP button Press to go to next cha pter . 10. SUBT button (DVD use) Pr ess to select a subtitle la nguage or to t urn subtitles o ff. 11. ANGLE button (DVD use) Press to access various camera angles (when[...]

- 10 - Connections Connecting to a TV Audio/video connections Always ensure that the DVD player , TV and an y other electrical eq uipment t hat you are connecting to the DVD pla yer is turn ed off and unplugged from the power suppl y . The easiest wa y to connect the DVD play er to a television is via th e supplied Audio /Video connections. Con nec[...]

- 11 - P l a y b a c k P r e p a r a t i o n s Using the Remote Control 1. Refer to the drawing, take the b ack cove r off of the remote co ntrol and remove the empty battery receptacle. 2. Prior to shipping, a separating film was appli ed to the battery . Remove this film. 3. Inse rt the ba ttery i nto th e recep tacle an d insert the receptacle i[...]

- 12 - P l a y b a c k P r e p a r a t i o n s Disc Formats Supported by this Player DISC LOGO DIAMETER PLA YBACK 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 MP3 12cm 600 min The operating method of so me D[...]

- 13 - P l a y b a c k P r e p a r a t i o n s Using the Power Adapter The DVD player is power ed via the switc hing power adapter or the battery pack (bo th are included). Dir ections for connectio ns are found bel ow: 1. Connect the AC adapter to the DVD player in the slot marked “Power In”. 2. Connect the rabbit joi nt end of the AC adapter [...]

- 14 - Power Supply Using and Charging the Battery Pack Charge the Battery Pack before using it the fi rst time. Charging time is normally about 4 hours. Do not charge the Batt ery Pack more than 8 ho urs as it could reduce servi ce life. Normally, the B attery Pack can be charged approximat ely 300 times. W hen fully charged, the Batt ery Pack del[...]

- 15 - Power Supply Detaching the Battery Pack Detaching the Battery Pack f rom the unit: If the player is not going to b e used for a lo ng period of ti me, we recom mend that you detach the Battery Pack. Even if the unit is pow ered down, the unit is still consuming some power in ST ANDBY mod e. This could le ad to over dischargi ng the battery .[...]

- 16 - Power Supply About Rechargeable Battery Y our portable DVD player comes with a lithi um ion r echargeable battery t hat attaches to the bottom of the player . Rechargeable battery properti es: 7.4 Vo l t s , with a capacity of 4200mAh, interior lithiumi onic electric circuit protectio n for recharge and discharge. • If the battery is not u[...]

- 17 - Play DVD Please read these instructions carefully befo re using your DVD player for the first time. Wa r n i n g : Do not play poor quality discs to pr event damage to t he lens. 1. T urn on the player’ s power by sw itching the POWER switch on t he side of the play er to “ON” . 2. Press OPEN button o n front panel to open t he disc co[...]

- 18 - Playing a DVD Stop During playback, press the STO P button on t he remote control to stop pla ying. Press the PLA Y button, then the player will pla y from the point w here it stopped . Title Me nu 1. Press the TITLE button on the remote co ntrol during payback. The title menu will appear on the TFT scr een. 2. Press  (direction [...]

- 19 - S y s t e m S e t u p General Set-Up Change the de fault settings to your own pr eferences. 1. Remove the disc from t he DVD drive and press t he ‘SETUP’ butto n on the remote control, the settings menu will appear . It includes General Setup, Speaker Setup, Dolby Digital Setup, Video Set up and Preference setup. 2. Press   ([...]

- 20 - S y s t e m S e t u p SPDIF Output This item is used to set th e format of digi tal audio. ‘SPDIF OFF’ turns off the digital audio; ‘SPDIF/RA W’ outputs the original. For example, if t he disc bei ng played is Dolby Digital, then the digital audio out put is also Dolby Di gital. Select ‘SPDIF/PCM’ when you connect with a 2 chan n[...]

- 21 - S y s t e m S e t u p Preferences TV T ype Most countries around th e world use one of the following TV broadc ast standards: NTSC, P AL and SECAM. NTSC is used in North A merica and ma ny Asian co untries including Japan. P AL is used i n nearly ev ery other cou ntry . Fr ance uses SE CAM. Set your DVD player accordingly, or to be safe, set[...]

- 22 - Playback Functions Repeat Repeat a title, chapter or track. Press the REP button on the remote control. Co ntinually pressing the REPEA T button will di splay a menu as follows: Chapte r , Titl e and All . Y ou can tempora rily mark your own section o f a DVD that you w ould like to play repeatedly . Y ou do this by marki ng the start and th[...]

- 23 - Playback Functions Search by time Y ou can use the GOTO button to searc h by time, namely t o play from a specific t ime. During DVD play back, press the GO TO button once and TV screen will display t he title or chapter , then you ca n use nu mber butt ons to select any on e of them. Press the GOTO button twice, the n you can use number but[...]

- 24 - Playback Functions Playing a JPEG JPEG is a common picture format that has few bytes and low loss rate of picture. Hundreds of pictures can be stored in a disc in this format. I n order to realize real digital album, use film to mak e ”PICTURE CD”, namel y JPEG format. OPERA T ION Normal Pl ayback Load a JPEG disc in. After reading t he [...]

- 25 - Special Features of the Revolving LCD Screen The revolving LCD scree n is one of the outsta nding features abou t this product. Y ou are suggested t o take the followi ng steps for pr oper operatio n. Pos A 1. Open the screen cover to position (A) as shown in left figure at which the scr een is vertical to the operation panel. Pos B 2. Revol[...]

- 26 - Connecting to a Gaming System What you’ll need: ● T wo pi gtailed RCA audio cables (t he ones with the red a nd white ends) ● T wo RCA vid eo cables (the one with the yellow end) ● Three RCA coupl ers (not includ ed) NOTE: One set of audio and video cables are i ncluded with your portable DVD player . Check to see if your game syst e[...]

- 27 - Carrying Case Y our Portable DVD Player includes a sturdy carrying bag/headrest mount for the ultimate in portable convenience! The bag/mount is eas y to attach and fits on nearly any car or truck headrest (see photo above).[...]

- 28 - C a r e o f D i s c s How to hold discs When loading or removing disc s, try not to touch their pl aying surfac es. Cleaning Fingerprints or other dirt on th e disc may affect sound a nd picture quality . T o clean your discs, use a soft clean cl oth to wipe them. If ne cessa ry, moi sten a so ft cloth with diluted neutral det ergent to remo[...]

- 29 - T r oubleshooting Symptom What T o Check The player cannot pl ay . ● Make sure the A V IN/OUT switch on the side of th e player unit is in the OU T position for standard play . ● Make sure the disc cover is closed. ● Make sure a disc is loaded. ● Make sure the disc isn’ t loaded upside down. ● Disc should be clean, no t dirty or [...]

- 30 - Specifications TFT screen s ize 8 inches Laser W avelength W avelength: 780/650 nm Video System NTSC Frequency R esponse 20Hz ～ 20KHz ±2.5dB Audio Signal-t o-noise Ra te ≥ 85Db Audio distorti on + noise ≤ -70dB （ 1KHz ） Channel Se paration ≥ 70dB （ 1KHz ） Dynamic R ange ≥ 80dB （ 1KHz ） Audio Out Analog Audi o Out Out L[...]

- 31 - For service, support and warranty information, visit www .polaroidelectronics.com or in the US call 1-866-289-5168, in Canada call 1-866-301-7922 and in Mexico call 01-800-400-2443. “Polaroid” is a registered trademark of Pola roid Corporation of W altham, MA USA a nd licensed for use on the PDV -0820T to Petters Consumer Brands, LLC.[...]