Audiovox AVD400TA User manual

AVD400TA
SLOT-IN DVD PLAYER
WITH BUILT-IN TV TUNER
Owner’s Manual
AVD400TA DVDPLAYER
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A. Welcome
Thank you for choosing the AVD400TADVD Player. TheAVD400TA
is designed to optimize the enjoyment of your favorite DVDs in the
mobile environment. This DVD Player is constructed to provide years
of reliable, trouble-free service. Please read this manual thoroughly
prior to operating the player and save it for future reference.
B. Precautions
EXPLANATION OFGRAPHICSYMBOLS
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
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SAFETY PRECAUTION
Forsafety reasons do not allow children tounfasten seat-beltsto change
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. OBJECTS 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
result in a fire or electric shock). Do not place heavy objects on the
unit.To ensureproperventilation and properoperation,nevercover
or block the slots and openings.
2. DISASSEMBLY
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,makesure the systemisunplugged fromthe power
source. Do not use any solvents or cleaning materials. Clean the
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4. DISCS or (DISC Media)
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-
tionsof discsmay beintentionally fixedby software producers. Unit
plays discs according to the disc contents the software producers
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
unit when the ignition key is in the Run and/orAccessory positions.
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 theAVD400TAand cause the
DVDplayertomalfunction. If theAVD400TAdoes not operateprop-
erly under these conditions leave the AVD400TA turned on for at
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C. Contents
1. 1 Main 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. 1 Owner's Manual (not shown)
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1. Power Button
2. Play/Stop/MemoryButton
3. Mode Button
4. Remote Control Sensor
5. VideoInput
6. LeftAudioInput
7. RightAudioInput
8. NextButton
9. Previous Button
10. Eject Button
11. IRInput
12. AntennaInput
13. Audio R Output Jack
14. Audio L Output Jack
15. Video Output Jack
16. S-Video Output Jack
17. External Remote Eye Input
18. DigitalAudio Output
19. DC In 12V Power Supply Connector
D.Controls
MainUnit(RefertoFigure1)
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E. Remote Control View (Refer to Figure 2)
1) MODE Button
2) POWER Button
3) MENUButton
4) UP/DOWN/
LEFT/RIGHTButton
5) ENTER/PLAY/ADD Button
6) VOLUME +/- Buttons
7) NUMERICKEYPAD
8) 10+ Button
9) TITLEButton
10) AUDIOButton
11) REPEAT Button
12) SUBTITLEButton
13) DISPLAYButton
14) EJECT Button
15) SETUP Button
16) PAUSEButton
17) STOP MEMORY Button
18) NEXT CH+ Button
19) PREVIOUS CH- 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
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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)
Plugthe 1/8” plugon theremote IR cableinto the IRIN jackon the
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 ( Refer to Figure 3)
a. Match the color-coded plugs to the appropriate jacks on the
back of the DVD Player A/V OUTPUT jacks: Yellow (video) to
Yellow, White (leftaudio) toWhite, andRed (rightaudio) to Red.
Front
Rear
Yellow Video Input (to DVD Player)
Red Audio In
White Audio In
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4. Connecting an External Video Source ( Refer to Figure 3)
To connect a video game or another audio/video source, plug the
A/V cable into theA/V input jacks on the front of the DVD player.
5. Connecting a TVAntenna (Refer to Figure 3)
ConnectanoptionalTVantenna to the“TVANTENNA”jackon the
back of the DVD player.
POWER
EJECT
PLAY
SLOW
PAUSE
STOP
NEXT
PREVIOUS
FASTFORWARD
FASTREVERSE
UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT
ENTER
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
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,theunit willload the discand startplayingautomatically: Ifthere’s
a disc inside the unit, press the POWER button, the unit will start
playingautomatically.
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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.
NUMBERS
RETURN
MENU
REPEAT
DISPLAY
ANGLE
SUBTITLE
AUDIO
ZOOM
SETUP
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.
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3. DISPLAY
1) Display mode
Duringplayback press DISPLAYonceto displayitems 5,and 7.Press
DISPLAYtwiceto display the currentdiscplaybackinformation. 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.Thenumber of currentchapter.
5. The elapsed time of title.
6.The number of total chapters.
7. The remaining time of title.
8.The number ofthe current
angle.
9.The number of total angles.
10.Thenumberofthecurrentaudiolanguage.
11.The numberof totalaudiolanguages.
12.The number ofcurrent subtitlelanguage.
13.The number of total subtitle languages.
14.Current subtitle language.
15.Dolby audio mode.
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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
Duringplayback press ‘ZOOM’to enlarge thepicture by 2xor 3x with
the current zoom multiple displayed.
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9. PLAYING AUDIO CDS
When playing an audio CD the AVD400TA 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 FEATURE
The default mode for the Repeat feature is OFF. Pressing REPEAT
consecutively changes the repeat options:
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Repeat Single - repeats the track that is playing.
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RepeatAll - repeats the disc that is playing.
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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.
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Asyoutogglethroughtheoptions,therepeatoptionchanges. Theselected
repeatoption loops repeatedly untilits turned off.
10. PLAYING MP3 DISCS
MP3isa digitalaudioformat. AnaudioCD-qualitysongiscompressed
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.
‘MENU Screen’ Display
Whenan MP3disc isinserted intothe unit,the menuscreen 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.
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Name1 1
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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 it off.
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.
WATCHING TV
1.Select the TV mode by pressing the mode button on the remote or
the front panel. The current channel number will be displayed on the
monitor and tv ch17 will be displayed on the front panel display.
2.Press the STOP/MEMORY button on the remote control to auto-
matically search and store all active channels into memory
3.Use the CH- and CH+ buttons to search through the channels
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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.
‘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.
‘OSD’ Display Menu
4. Direct access any channel by using the numeric keypad on the
remote control.
5. Pressing the PLAY/ENTER/ADD button on the remote control
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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
toenter thesubmenu. Select the‘DISC Menu’language you 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 aspect ratio 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 you desire usingthe UP/
DOWN buttons, then press ENTER to confirm the setting.
‘TV System’ Display
3) Select ‘AUDIO’ using the LEFT/RIGHT buttons.
‘AUDIO’ Display Menu
a.Select‘DIGITALOUT’usingthe UP/DOWN buttons,thenpress EN-
TER to enter the submenu. Select thedigital output youdesire 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
b. Select ‘LPCM 48k DS’ using the UP/DOWN buttons, then press
ENTER to enter the submenu. Select the LPCM output you desire
using the UP/DOWN buttons, then press ENTER to confirm the
setting.
‘DTS’ 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. Select the rating level you desire by repeatedly
pressing the ENTER button . Use the UP button to return to ‘Pass-
word‘ and input either the default password or any new 4 digit pass-
word and press ENTER.
Rating:1.Kid Safe 2.G 3.PG 4.PG-13
5.PG-R 6.R 7.NC-17 8.Adult