Audiovox D1420 User manual

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Content
A. Introduction............................................................................. 3
B. Cautons and Warnings ........................................................... 4
C. Package Contents .................................................................. 7
D. Features.................................................................................. 7
E. Powering and Installation ........................................................ 7
F. Using the DVD Player Travel Bag ........................................... 9
G. Controls and Indicators ............................... ........................... 10
H. Control Functions.................................................................... 11
I. Loading and Playing a Disc .................................................... 11
J. Using the Joystick to Navigate the Setup Menu ...................... 11
K. Setup................................................................................... .... 11
L. Menu ....................................................................................... 16
M. Playing Audio CDS ............................................................. .... 16
N. PlayingMP3Discs............................................................ ..... 16
O. PlayingJPEGfiles.................................................................. 17
P. Input and Output Connections ................................................ 18
Q. Specifications......................................................................... 19
Warranty.................................................................................. 20

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Notice:
This Product incorporates copyright protection technology that is pro-
tected by method claims of certain U.S. Patents and other intellectual
propertyrightsowned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights own-
ers. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by
MacrovisionCorporation,andisintendedforhomeandotherlimitedview-
ing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation.
Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.
A. Introduction
Thank you for choosing the D1420/D1420HP 4.2” Personal DVD
player. The main features of this unit include a 4.2" Screen (16:9
aspect ratio) Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) monitor and a DVD
player. Please read the entire instruction manual supplied with the
unit prior to use. The documentation will assist you in operating the
system properly to obtain the best equipment performance. Please
save this manual for later use.
An LCD panel and/or video monitor may be installed in a motor vehicle
and visible to the driver if the LCD panel or video monitor is used for
vehicle information, system control, rear or side observation or
navigation. If the LCD panel or video monitor is used for television
reception, video or DVD play, the LCD panel or video monitor must be
installed so that these features will only function when the vehicle is in
“park” or when the vehicle’s parking brake is applied.
An LCD panel or video monitor used for television reception, video or
DVD play that operates when the vehicle is in gear or when the parking
brake is not applied must be installed to the rear of the driver’s seat
where it will not be visible, directly or indirectly, to the operator of the
motor vehicle.

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B. Cautions and Warnings
Follow Instructions --Followalloperatingandmaintenanceinstruc-
tions and adhere to all warnings.
Cleaning -- Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning.
Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners.
Accessories -- Do not use accessories not recommended in this
instruction book as they may be hazardous.
Water and Moisture -- Hazard of electric shock. Do not use this
product near water or moist environments.
Objects and Liquid -- Never allow objects of any kind or liquids to be
pushed or spilled into this product through various openings. Do not
place objects filled with liquids on the unit.
Lightning -- For added protection of this product during a lightning
storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of
time, disconnect it from the wall outlet. This will prevent damage to
the product due to lightning and power-line surges.
Power Cord Protection -- Route the power cord so that it is not
likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against
them. Pay particular attention to the plug and the point where the
cord exits the unit.
Condensation -- Moisture will form in the operating section of the
player if the player is brought from a cold environment into a warm
environment. When this occurs, the player may not operate. To
prevent this condition, let the player stand in its new surroundings
for about an hour before switching it on.

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Overloading -- Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords
as this can result in risk of fire or electric shock.
Servicing -- Do not service this product yourself. Opening or
removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other
hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.
Damage Requiring Service -- Disconnect this product from the wall
outletandallpowersourcesincludingbatteries,and refer servicing to
qualified service personnel under the following conditions:
a) When the power cord or plug is damaged.
b) If any liquid has been spilled onto, or objects have fallen into the
product.
c) If the unit does not operate normally even if you follow the
operating instructions.
d) If the unit has been dropped or the case has been damaged.
Replacement Parts --Whenreplacementparts are required, be sure
the service technician has used replacement parts that are specified
orthathavethesamecharacteristicsastheoriginalpart.Unauthorized
substitutions may result in fire, electric shock, or other hazards.
Safety Check -- Upon completion of any service or repairs to this
product,ask theservice techniciantoperformsafety checkstoensure
that the product is in safe operating order.
Ventilation --Toensureproper ventilationandproper operation,never
cover the unit with a cloth or other material.
Headphones --Adjust the volume of the DVD player to a comfortable
level when using headphones to prevent damage to hearing.

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Warning
A DVD player is a Class 1 laser product. This unit uses a visible laser
beam, which could cause hazardous radiation exposure, if the safety
interlocks are defeated.
Be sure to operate the unit correctly as instructed.
The following caution label is located on the rear panel of the player.
Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures
other than those specified herein may result in hazardous
radiationexposure.
Never use this device while driving.
If the unit is being used by a passenger in your vehicle, be sure
that it does not cause distraction to the driver, is secured or held
safely, anddoesnotobstructany safety device (e.g.: airbag,seat
belt, etc.)

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Note: Both the DVD player and discs are coded by region. These region
codes must match in order for the disc to play. If the codes do not
match, the disc won’t play. This unit’s region code is 1. DVD’s
with other region codes cannot be played in this unit.
C. Package Contents
l 1 x 4.2’’ LCD Monitor & DVD Player
l 1 x AC to DC Adapter
l 1 x Owner’s Manual
l 1 x AV Adapter Cable
l 1 x Carry Bag
l 1 x DC Power Adapter
l 1 x Headphones* P/N 1363688
*Supplied only with Model Number D1420HP
D. Features
lCompact and Portable
lMulti-functioncontrols
lStand for desktop use
lHigh resolution picture
lBuilt-inRechargeablebattery(Ni-MH)
E. Powering and Charging
1. Using the Adapter (Figure 1)
Plug one end of the AC to DC adapter into the DC 9V jack on the
right side of the unit, and plug the other end into a 120V AC power
outlet. Then, slide the ON/OFF switch to ON position.
When in a vehicle, plug one end of the DC power adapter into the
DC 9V jack and the other end into the vehicle power socket.

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Figure 1
Using the battery
Remove the AC adapter. Switch the ON/OFF switch to the ON
position. If the battery is charged, it will power the unit.
2. Charging
Abuilt-inrechargeablebattery(Ni-MH) is included for portable use.
A fully charged battery will provide about 2 hours of playtime.
Note: Charge the battery for at least 8 hours before you use it for
the first time.
1) Switch the ON/OFF switch to the OFF position.
2) Connect one end of the AC adapter to the DC jack and the other
end to a 120VAC standard wall outlet. The red charge indicator
willlight. Once the batteryisfully recharged, the redlightwillturn
off.
3) Disconnect the AC adapter.
Note: It takes about 5 hours to charge the battery after its initial
charging.

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F. Using the DVD Player Travel Bag
1. Place the unit into the bag as shown in Figure 2. Close the cover
on the bag. Connect the nylon carrying strap to the bag.
2. The front of the bag contains plastic pouches for discs as shown in
Figure 3.
Figure 2 Figure 3

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G. Controls and Indicators (Figure 4)
Figure 4
1) Brightness Control
2) OPEN Latch
3) POWER Indicator
4) CHARGEIndicator
5) VOLUMEControl
6) SETUP Button
7) STOP Button
8) PREVIOUSButton
9) PLAY/OK/UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT
Joystick Control
10) NEXTButton
11) PAUSE Button
12) MENUButton
13) Power ON/OFF Switch
14) AVIN/OUTSwitch
15) A/V In/Out Jack
16) DC 9V Input Jack
17) HeadphoneJack
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6 7 8
10 12 11
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I. Loading and Playing a Disc
1. After connecting power to the unit, turn the DVD player on by sliding
the Power switch to the ON position. The power indicator will light.
2. Open the disc tray by sliding the OPEN latch in the direction of the
arrow, and place a disc onto the hub with the label side facing up.
3. Close the tray. The unit will load the disc and start playing.
4. Adjust the BRIGHTNESS and VOLUME controls to the desired lev-
els.
5. When the DVD menu is displayed, use the joystick to start the movie
(press down on the joystick (OK/!).
H. Control Functions
POWER
OPEN
PLAY/OK
PAUSE
NEXT
PREVIOUS
LEFT/RIGHT/UP/DOWN
OK
MENU
SETUP
Turns the unit on or off.
Opens the DVD player disc tray to load or remove
the disc.
Begin playback or confirm a selected setting.
Pause playback.
Go to the next chapter, track, or scene
during playback.
Go back to the previous chapter, track,
or scene during playback.
Provides navigation through the menus.
Select item or confirm setting.
Displays the root menu of a disc.
Display the setup menu to select and set items.
Also used to exit the setup menu.
J. Using the Joystick to Navigate the Setup Menu
1. Press the Setup button.
2. Press the joystick Left/Right to select the desired menu page.
3. Press the joystick down to enter the selected page.
4. Press the joystick Up/Down to select from the various categories.
5. Press the joystick right to enter the submenu of the selected cat-
egory.
6. Press the joystick Up/Down to select the desired setting and press
the joystick to confirm the selected setting.
7. Press the joystick left to return to the current menu page. Press
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K. Setup
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 its last playback mode.
Main Setup Menu Screen
Note: To use some of the setup menu features, the unit must be in
the STOP mode.
1) Press SETUP. The General Setup Page will be displayed on the
screen.
a) Select TV Display using the UP/DOWN joystick, and then press
RIGHTto enter thesubmenu.Select the TVdisplaymodeon the
screen using UP/DOWN, and press ENTER to confirm the set-
ting. Press LEFT to return.
Normal/PS: When the player is connected to a normal TV, a
wide picture appears on the full screen.
Normal/LB: When the player is connected to a normal TV, a
wide picture appears on the screen with a black strip at both
the top and bottom of the screen.
Wide: When the player is connected to a wide screen TV, a
wide picture appears on the full screen.
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b) Select Screen Saver mode on or off.
Screen Saver Screen
On: Enables screen saver
Off: Disables screen saver
Note: The DVD player will enter the Screen Saver mode after
approximately five minutes if the same image remains on the
screen.
c) Select Last Memory mode On or Off.
Last Memory Screen
On: The player will return to the last position on the disc.
Off: The player will not return to the last position on the disc.
Note: The Last Memory function only works when power is on and
the disc is not removed.

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2) Select the Video Quality. Set Brightness, Contrast, Hue and satura-
tion to the desired levels.
Video Quality Setup Screen
3) Select the Password setup page, then input the Old Password or the
Default Password and New password as prompted on the screen.
Password Change Menu Screen
Note:
The Default Password is Left, Left, Menu, Right. This password is
always effective even after you have selected your own password
and changed it. To avoid others using the default password to set the
parental level and change the password, you can record this default
password in other place and delete it from this manual. Some discs
can be limited depending on the age of users while some discs can-
not.Thepasswordcanbe changedtoanysequenceoftheUP/DOWN/
LEFT/RIGHTandMENU Buttons.

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4) With no disc playing, select Preference to choose Audio language, Subtitle
language,DiscMenulanguage,ParentallevelandDefaultsetting.
Preference setup
Note:
1. Language and subtitle selections are available only for discs that
are recorded in the languages listed above. If the selected
language is not available, the player will play and display on the
screen the original language recorded in the disc.
2. The Parental setup levels are listed from the lowest level (1 Kid
Safe) to the highest level (8 Adult). Enter a 4-button sequence
( Left, Left, Menu, Right) to change it and the level of 8 Adult is
defaultsetting.

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L. Menu
When you play a DVD, disc’s main menu will appear on the screen of
your TV or Monitor. The contents of the menu vary from disc to disc.
Press MENU during playback to display the main menu. Some DVDs
only allow you to select disc playback options using the DVD’s main
menu.
M. Playing Audio CDs
When playing an audio CD, the screen will display the elapsed
playback time of the current track. Use Pause, Previous, and Next to
navigate through the CD.
CD Playing Screen
N. Playing MP3 Discs
CD-R /RW discs that have been encoded in MP3 format are compatible with
this system.When you insert an MP3 Disc, the player will initialize the disc
and the directory (folder) will be shown on the screen.

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O. Playing JPEG files
1) Load a JPEG Disc into the tray.
2) Select a JPEG file by pressing UP and DOWN.
3) You can preview the JPEG file by pressing PLAY or OK.
4) Press MENU to view the JPEG files. A menu will appear on the
screen. Press PLAY to return.
5) Press PLAY, to play the JPEG file.
When an MP3 disc is inserted into the unit, the menu screen
appears. Press the OK/PLAY button to begin playback. You can use
the menu screen to change folders and songs. The system will
play the songs in the order they were burned onto the disc.
1. Press the up or down button to choose a folder from the folder
list on the left side of the screen.
2. Press OK to select the highlighted folder. The songs available
under the folder will be listed.
3. Use the up and down buttons to choose a song from the list.
Press OK to select and begin playback of the highlighted song.
4. Press NEXT to move to the next song. Press the PREVIOUS to
move to the beginning of the previous song.
NOTICE
iconinfrontofafilenameindicatesthatthisisafolder,notan
MP3file.
infrontofafilenameindicatesthatthisisanMP3file.

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P. Input and Output Connections
You can also connect the DVD player to a TV to enjoy high quality
stereoaudioandvideo onanothermonitor. Toconnectthe DVDplayer
toamonitorrequires the purchase of an audio/video cable. The cable
is readily available at most electronic retailers. The cable consists of
three RCA jacks with the colors red and white corresponding to right
and left audio channels and the yellow RCA connector is the video
signal. The purchased cable can then be connected to the supplied
AV adapter cable which then interfaces to the DVD player.
1. Connect one end of the audio/video adapter cable’s black (1/8”
stereo plug) plug into the unit’s DVD AUDIO OUT jack, and
connect the other end to the AUDIO INPUT jacks on your TV or
Monitor (white = left channel, red = right channel).
2. Connect the audio/video adapter cable’s yellow plug into the DVD
VIDEO OUT jack on the back of the unit, and the other yellow plug
to the VIDEO INPUT jack on your TV or Monitor.
Note: You may use wired headphones* with the unit. Simply plug
the headset into headphone jack on the bottom of the unit’s
screen.
*Supplied only with model number D1420HP.
Note: Plugging the headphones into the headphone jack disables the
internal speakers.
Audio Video Input
When the IN/OUT switch is in the IN position, the unit can receive
audio and video signals. You can connect the unit DVD player to
a game/camcorder through the AV jack as described above..

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Q. Specifications
Compatible Discs: DVD/CD/MP3
Signal system: NTSC
Panel size: 4.2 inch
Resolution: 960 (RGB) x 234
Frequency response: 20 Hz to 20 kHz
Video output: 1 Vp-p/75 Ohm, unbalanced
Audiooutput: 1.4Vrms/10kOhm
Audio S/N: Better than 60 dB
Dynamic range: Better than 85 dB
Laser: Semiconductor Laser, Wave Length: 650 nm/795 nm
Power source: DC 9V
Power consumption: 9 W
Operating temperature: 41°~95°F (5~35°C)
Weight: 1.30lb (0.589kg)
Dimensions (W x D x H): 6.6 x 5.5 x 2.1inches (168 x 140 x 53.8mm)
Connect the AV Cable 3.5mm jack into the DVD AV jack. Then,
connect the three color-corresponding plugs to the AV Output Jacks
on your game/camcorder or other equipment.

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