Audiovox SLOT-IN AVD400 User manual

AVD400
SLOT-IN DVD PLAYER
Owner’s Manual

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A. Welcome
Thank you for choosing the AVD400 DVD Player. The AVD400 is
designed to optimize the enjoyment of your favorite DVDs in the mo-
bile environment. This DVD Player is constructed to provide years of
reliable,trouble-freeservice.Pleasereadthismanualthoroughlyprior
to operating the player and save it for future reference.
B. Precautions
EXPLANATION OF GRAPHICSYMBOLS
The lighting flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral
triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of
uninsulated ‘dangerous voltage’ within the product’s enclosure
that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute risk of electric
shock to persons.
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended
toalerttheusertothepresenceofimportantoperatingandmain-
tenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying
theappliance.
WARNING:
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT
EXPOSE THIS DEVICE TO MOISTURE.

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SAFETY PRECAUTION
Forsafetyreasonsdonot allow children to unfastenseat-beltstochange
video media or make any adjustments to the system. Enjoy your enter-
tainment system but always remember the safety of all passengers is
the number one priority.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
It is unlawful in most states for a person to drive a motor vehicle which is
equipped with a television viewer or screen that is located in the motor
vehicle at any point forward of the back of the driver’s seat, or that is
visible, directly or indirectly, to the driver while operating the vehicle. In
the interest of safety, this system should never be installed where it will
be visible, directly or indirectly, by the operator of the motor vehicle.
1. OBJECT AND LIQUID
Do not insert objects of any kind into the system through its open-
ings; do not spill or spray liquid on or into the system (this may
resultin a fire or electricshock). Do not place heavy objectson the
unit.To ensureproperventilationandproperoperation,never cover
or block the slots and openings.
2. DISASSEMBLE
Do not attempt to disassemble the unit. There is a risk of electric
shock and/or exposure to Laser Radiation. Contact qualified ser-
vice personnel if your system is in need of repair.
3. CLEANING UNIT
Whencleaning, make sure thesystemisunplugged fromthepower
source. Do not use any solvents or cleaning materials. Clean the
DVDplayer using alightly dampened lintfree cloth towipe the unit.

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4. DISC
Do not use irregularly shaped discs such as heart or star-shaped
discs as they may cause the unit to malfunction. Do not stick pa-
per, tape or glue on the disc. Do not expose the disc to direct sun-
light or heat sources. Do not touch the surface of the disc. Handle
the disc by its edges. Clean the disc by wiping the disc from the
center out with a soft lint free cleaning cloth. Remove the disc from
the unit and store it in its case after playing. Some playback opera-
tions of discs may be intentionally fixed by software producers.
Unit plays discs according to the disc contents the software pro-
ducers designed therefore some playback features may not be
available. Refer to the instructions supplied with the discs.
5. Powering the DVD Player
This system MUST be powered from switched (Accessory) power
as indicated on the marking label. Power should be applied to the
unitwhen the ignition key isin the Run and/orAccessorypositions.
Use only the supplied power cable provided with this set to avoid
electric hazards.
6.Operation
When the temperature rises dramatically from a very low tempera-
ture, moisture may condense inside the AVD400 and cause the
DVD player to malfunction. If the AVD400 does not operate prop-
erly under these conditions leave theAVD400 turned on for at least
30 minutes for the moisture to evaporate.

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C.Contents
1.1Main Unit
2. 1 Remote control with one Battery
3. 1 12VDC Power Harness
4. 2 Brackets with 4 Screws
5. 1 Remote IR Receiver
6. 1AV cable (RCAto RCA)
7. 1AV cable (1/8 to RCA)
8. 1 Owner's Manual
D.Controls
MainUnit(RefertoFigure1)
1. Power Button
2. Previous Button
3. Next Button
4. Stop Button
5. Remote Control Sensor
6. Play Button
7.A/V 2Audio Input Jack
8.A/V 2 Video Input Jack
9. Eject Button
10.IRInput
11.A/V 1 Input Jacks
12. DigitalAudio Output
13.Audio R Output Jack
14.Audio LOutput Jack
15. Video Output Jack
16. S-Video Output Jack
17. DC In/Out 12V Power Supply Connector
18. DC In/Out 12V Power Supply Connector
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E.RemoteControlView(RefertoFigure2)
1) MODE Button
2) POWER Button
3) MENUButton
4) UP/DOWN/
LEFT/RIGHTButton
5) ENTER/PLAYButton
6) VOLUME +/- Buttons
7) NUMERICKEYPAD
8) 10+ Button
9) TITLEButton
10) AUDIOButton
11) REPEAT Button
12) SUBTITLE Button
13) DISPLAYButton
14) EJECT Button
15) SETUP Button
16) PAUSEButton
17) STOP Button
18) NEXTButton
19) PREVIOUS Button
20) SCAN FORWARD Button
21) SCAN REVERSE Button
22) MUTEButton
23) GOTO Button
24) ZOOMButton
25) A-B REPEAT Button
26) ANGLEButton
27) SLOW Button
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F.Connections
Figure3
1. Powering your DVD Player ( Refer to Figure 3)
Connect the black wire (-) to the vehicle ground. Connect the red
wire (+) to a switched (Accessory) 12VDC source. Plug the other
end into the 12VDC input jack on the back of the unit.
2. Remote IR Receiver ( Refer to Figure 3)
Plugthe1/8”plugontheremote IR cable into the IR IN jack onthe
back of the DVD player. Place the IR receiver anywhere in the
vehicle to allow remote control from any location.
3. Connecting to a Monitor
a. Match the color-coded plugs to the appropriate jacks on the
back of the DVD PlayerA/V OUTPUT jacks: Yellow (video) to
Yellow,White (leftaudio) to White, and Red(rightaudio)toRed.
4. Connecting an External Video Source
To connect a video game or another audio/video source, plug the
A/V cable into the A/V input jack on the front or rear of the DVD
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POWER
EJECT
PLAY
SLOW
PAUSE
STOP
NEXT
PREVIOUS
FASTFORWARD
FASTREVERSE
UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT
ENTER
NUMBERS
RETURN
MENU
REPEAT
DISPLAY
ANGLE
SUBTITLE
AUDIO
ZOOM
SETUP
Turn the unit on/off
Eject/load the disc
Start Play/Execute item or setting
Play at 1/2, 1/4, 1/6 or 1/7 times speed
Still Picture
(1 time) Stop at the present playing point /
(2 times) Stop playing
Go to the next chapter, track or scene during play
back
Go back to the preceding chapter, track or scene
during play back
Scan forward at 2, 4, 8 or 20 times normal speed
Scan backward at 2, 4, 8 or 20 times normal
speed
Used for Menu Navigation
Execute item or setting
Select item or setting
Return
Display the root menu of the disc
Repeat playing title, chapter, or track
Display information (title, chapter, track, time, etc.).
Change the angles of a scene
Select the subtitle language
Select the audio language
Enlarge an image to 2, 3, or 4 times the
original
When the unit is in play mode this button will bring
up a display for Brightness + Sharpness adjustment.
For DVD playback Setup press stop and then press
Setup to select and set items, and exit the setup
menu.
G.Playing
After connecting power to the unit, press the power button on the main unit
momentarily. Insert the disc into the slot on the front of the unit, the unit will
load the disc and start playing automatically: If there’s a disc inside the unit,
press the POWER button, the unit will start playing automatically.
1. BASIC OPERATION

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2. MENU
A DVD is divided into sections called titles and chapters. When you
play a DVD, a root menu of the disc will appear on the screen of your
TV or Monitor. Contents of the menu will vary depending on the disc
content. Press MENU during playback to display the main menu.
Some DVDs only allow you to select disc playback options using the
DVD root menu.
3. DISPLAY
1) Display mode
During playback press DISPLAY once to display items 5, and 7. Press
DISPLAY twice to display the current disc playback information. Press
display again to remove the display.
Display Mode
1. The type of disc.
2. The number of current title.
3. The number of total titles.
4. The number of current chapter.
5. The elapsed time of title.
6. The number of total chapters.
7. The remaining time of title.
8. The number of the current
angle.
9. The number of total angles.
10. The number of the current audio language.
11. The number of total audio languages.
12. The number of current subtitle language.
13. The number of total subtitle languages.
14. Current subtitle language.
15. Dolby audio mode.
16. Current audio language selected.

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4)ANGLE
DuringplaybackpressANGLEtochangethecurrentangleofdiscscontain-
ing multi-angles. (You can see item 8 in the display change) If the disc has
onlyoneangle,youwillsee onthescreenwhenpressingANGLEindicat-
ingthatnootheranglesareavailable.
5) SUBTITLE
During disc playback press SUBTITLE* to select the desired subtitle lan-
guage. (You can see item 14 change)
6)AUDIO
During disc playback press AUDIO* to select the desired audio language.
(You can see item 10 in Picture 1 change) *NOTE: Some DVD’s only allow
access to these functions through the DVD menu.
7) ZOOM
‘Zoom’ in Display Mode
‘Zoom’ Display
During playback press ‘ZOOM’ to enlarge the picture by 2x, 3x or 4X
with the current zoom multiple displayed.
8) REPEAT
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9. PLAYING AUDIO CDS
When playing an audio CD the display will automatically display the
disc playback information. The options below show you what
information is displayed. Press the ‘DISPLAY’button to remove the
display.
1. The current track.
2. The number of total tracks.
3. Playing time of the disc.
4. Remaining time of the disc.
Display in Playing CD
USING THE REPEAT FEATURED
The default mode for the Repeat feature is OFF. Pressing REPEAT
consecutively changes the repeat options:
•Repeat Single- repeats the track that is playing.
•RepeatAll- repeats the disc that is playing.
•Off
‘Repeat’ Display
During playback press ‘REPEAT’once to repeatedly play the current
chapter, press a 2nd time to repeat the current title, press a 3rd time
and the repeat function is cancelled and normal playback resumes.
Repeat mode sequence:Repeat Chapter/Repeat Title/Off.
Repeat Chapter
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Asyoutogglethroughtheoptions,therepeatoptionchanges. Theselected
repeatoption loops repeatedly until itsturned off.
10. PLAYING MP3 DISCS
MP3isadigitalaudioformat. AnaudioCD-qualitysongis compressed
into the MP3 format with no significant loss of audio quality. CD-R /
RW discs that have been encoded in MP3 format are compatible
with this device.
Insert anMP3Disc,theDVD playerwillinitializethediscandthedirectory
(folder) will be shown on the monitor screen.
‘MENU Screen’ Display
WhenanMP3disc is inserted into theunit,the menu screen appears
automatically. You can use the menu screen to change folders and
songs. The system plays the songs in the order they were recorded
onto the disc.
1. Press the or button to choose a folder from the folder list
on the left side of the screen.
2. Press ENTER to select the highlighted folder. All songs avail-
able under the selected folder will be listed.
3. Use or button to choose a song from the list then press
ENTER to play the selected song.
Use the ( NEXT ) button to move to the next song. Press the
(PREVIOUS) button to move to the beginning of the song.
CD-RMENU
------ 0
Name1 1
Mode Folder Normal
00:00:33
ROOT
--------28
----------- Name2 2
Name3 3
Name4 4
Name5 5
Name6 6

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USING THE REPEAT FEATURE
The default mode for the Repeat feature is OFF. Pressing REPEAT
consecutively changes the repeat options:
• Repeat Single(repeat playback of a song)
• Repeat All (repeat playback of all folder)
• Off (normal playback)
Pressing REPEAT a 3rd time will resume normal playback. As you
toggle through the options, the repeat option changes. Selected repeat
optionloops repeatedly untilyou turn itoff.
NOTICE
•“ ”signinfrontofafilenameindicatesthatthisisafolder,notaMP3
file.
•“ ”signinfrontofafilenameindicatesthatthisisaMP3file.During
MP3playback,youcannotaccess “PLAYMODE”,foldersorsongs.
11. Playing a JPEG file
1) Insert the JPEG Disc into tray.
2) You can preview the JPEG file by pressing the MENU Button.
3) Press PLAY to playback the JPEGS in order.
4) Press PAUSE to STOP on a picture.

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12. SETUP
Press STOP and then Press ‘SETUP’ to display the Main screen of
the SETUP Menu on the screen. Press ‘SETUP’ again to exit the
SETUP Menu and the unit will resume it’s last playback mode.
Main ‘SETUP’ Menu Screen
1) Select language using the LEFT/RIGHT buttons, press ENTER to
enterthe‘LANGUAGE’setuppage.
‘Language’ Display Menu
a. Select ‘OSD Menu’ using the UP/DOWN buttons, then press
ENTER to enter the submenu. Select the OSD language you desire
using the UP/DOWN buttons, then press ENTER to confirm the
setting.
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b. Select ‘Subtitle’ using the UP/DOWN buttons, then press ENTER
to enter the submenu. Select the ‘Subtitle’ language you desire
using the UP/DOWN buttons, then press ENTER to confirm the
setting.
‘Subtitle’ Display
c. Select “Audio” using the UP/DOWN buttons, then press ENTER
to enter the submenu. Select the audio language you desire using
the UP/DOWN buttons, then press ENTER to confirm the setting.
‘Audio’ Display
d.Select‘DVDMenu’usingtheUP/DOWNbuttons,thenpress ENTER
toenterthe submenu. Select the ‘DISC Menu’languageyou desire
using the UP/DOWN buttons, then press ENTER to confirm the
setting.
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2) Select ‘Video’ by using the LEFT/RIGHT buttons, press ENTER to
enter the Video set up page.
‘Video’ Display
a. Select ‘TV Shape’ using the UP/DOWN buttons, then press ENTER
to enter the submenu. Select the TV shape you desire using the UP/
DOWN buttons, then press ENTER to confirm the setting.
‘TV Shape’ Display
* 4:3/PS: When the player is connected to a normal TV, and a wide
picture is shown on the full screen.
* 4:3/LB: When the player is connected to a normal TV, and a wide
picture is shown on the screen with a black strip at both the top and
bottom of the screen.
* 16:9: When the player is connected to a wide screen TV, a wide
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b. Select ‘TV System’ using the UP/DOWN buttons, then press ENTER
toenter the submenu. Select the TV System youdesire using the UP/
DOWN buttons, then press ENTER to confirm the setting.
‘TV System’ Display
c. Select ‘BRIGHTNESS’ using the UP/DOWN buttons and then press
ENTER to enter the submenu. Choose Brightness on or off using the
UP/DOWN buttons, then press ENTER to confirm the setting.
‘Brightness’ Display
d.Select‘EDGES’using theUP/DOWN buttons and then press ENTER
to enter the submenu. Choose Edges on or off using the UP/DOWN
buttons, then press ENTER to confirm the setting.
‘Edges’ Display
NOTE: Brightness and edges on/off will enable or disable this
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3) Select language using the LEFT/RIGHT buttons, press ENTER to
enterthe‘AUDIO’ setup page.
‘AUDIO’ Display Menu
a. Select ‘AC3’ using the UP/DOWN buttons, then press ENTER to
enter the submenu. Select the digital output you desire using the
UP/DOWN buttons, then press ENTER to confirm the setting.
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b. Select ‘DTS’ using the UP/DOWN buttons, then press ENTER to
enter the submenu. Select the digital output you desire using the
UP/DOWN buttons, then press ENTER to confirm the setting.
‘DTS’ Display
c.Select‘MP3/WMA’using theUP/DOWNbuttons,thenpress ENTER
to enter the submenu. Select the digital output you desire using
the UP/DOWN buttons, then press ENTER to confirm the setting.
‘MP3/WMA’Display
d. Select ‘others’ using the UP/DOWN buttons, then press ENTER to
enter the submenu. Select the digital output you desire using the
UP/DOWN buttons, then press ENTER to confirm the setting.
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4) Select ‘Rating’ by using the LEFT/RIGHT buttons, press ENTER to
enter the Rating set up page.
‘Rating’ Display
Select ‘Password’ using the UP/DOWN buttons. For first time use the
default password 3308 to unlock the unit. Select ‘Rating’ using the
UP/DOWN buttons and press ENTER to enter the submenu. Select
theratinglevel you desire by repeatedlypressing the ENTER button.
Use the UP button to return to ‘Password‘ and input either the default
password or any new 4 digit password and press ENTER.
Rating:1.Kid Safe 2.G 3.PG 4.PG-13
5.PG-R 6.R 7.NC-17 8.Adult
NOTE: For 1st time use the default password is 3308.
NOTE: The Default Password is 3308. This password is always
effective even after you have selected your own password and
changed it. To avoid the possibility of others using the default
password to set the parental level and change the password, you
can record this default password in another area and delete it
from this manual. Some discs can be limited depending on the
age of users while some discs can not.
RestoreDefault:Torestore allofthe options to thedefaultsettings select
‘RESTORE DEFAULT’ using the UP/DOWN buttons and press ENTER.
This will return all of the settings except parental to the default settings.