Audiovox D1500A User manual

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D1500AD1500A
D1500AD1500A
D1500A
PORTABLE 5" LCD MONITOR AND DVD PLAYER

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Notice:
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ing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation.
Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

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A. Introduction
Thank you for choosing the D1500A portable DVD player. The main
features include a 5" Screen (4:3 aspect ratio) Liquid Crystal Display
(LCD) monitor and a DVD player.The unit applies the latest state of
the art electronics and is designed for use in hotels, offices, vehicles
or your home. The unit is constructed to provide years of reliable,
trouble-free service, and is compact so that you can take it with you
anywhereandis designedforquickand easy installation.Pleaseread
the entire instruction manual supplied with this product prior to using.
The documentation will assist you in installing the system properly to
obtain the best equipment performance. Please save this manual for
later use.
B. Cautions and Warnings
1. Placement
To prevent fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to
rain or moisture. Do not place the set on an unstable cart, stand,
tripod,bracketortabletopreventitfromfalling. Keep the unit away
from strong magnets, heat sources, direct sunlight, and excessive
dust. If the unit is brought directly from a cold to a warm location,
moisture may condense inside the unit. When you move it from a
cold to a warm location, wait for about one hour before operating
the unit, or remove the disc and leave the unit turned on until the
moisture evaporates.
2. Installation
Ensure that the D1500A portable DVD player is installed in accor-
dancewiththe instructionsandillustrationsprovided inthismanual.
3. Caution
Do not push objects of any kind into the unit through openings;
do not spill or spray liquid of any kind on or in the system (this
may result in a fire or electric shock). Do not place anything

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heavy on the unit. To ensure proper ventilation and proper
operation, never cover or block the slots and openings with a cloth
or other material. Keep the unit away from an open flame such as
fire, candle etc. It is hazardous to replace the battery incorrectly.
Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type, in order
to protect the environmnent, please dispose of the battery prop-
erly. Do not use the unit in temperatures higher than 95 degrees
Fahrenheit or 35 degrees Celsius.
4. Disassemble
Do not attempt to disassemble the cabinet. There is a risk of elec-
tric shock and/or exposure to Laser Radiation. Contact qualified
service personnel if your system needs repair.
5. Cleaning Unit
Whencleaning, makesurethe systemisunplugged fromthepower
source. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a cloth
lightly dampened with water for cleaning the exterior of the system
only.
6. 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 disk. Handle the
disc by its edge. Clean the disc by wiping the disc from the center
out with a cleaning cloth. Remove the disc from the unit and store
it in its case after playing. Some playback operations of discs may
be intentionally fixed by software producers. Since this unit plays
discs according to the disc contents the software producers de-
signed, some playback features may not be available.Also refer to
the instructions supplied with the discs.

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C. Contents
1. 1 x 5’’ LCD Monitor & DVD Player Combination
2. 1 xAC to DCAdapter
3. 1 x Remote Control with battery (CR2025)
4. 1 x Rechargeable Battery
5. 1 x DC Power Adapter
6. 1 x Instruction Manual
7.1xAudio/VideoInput Cable
8. 1 xAudio/Video Output Cable
D. Powering and installation
1. Powering the system indoors (Refer to Figure 1)
Plug one end of the AC to DC adapter into the DC 9V jack on the
right side of the main unit, then plug the other end into a 120VAC
power outlet.
2. Powering the system in a car (refer to Figure 1)
Plug one end of the DC power adapter into the DC 9V jack on the
unit, then plug the other end into the vehicle power outlet.
Figure 1

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E. Controls, Indicators, and Connectors
1. Unit View (Refer to Figure 2)
Figure 2
1) LCD Panel Shut Off Switch
2) Display Button
3) Pause Button
4) Next Button
5) Play Button
6) Stop Button
7) Previous Button
8) Open Button
9) Press Area
10) Remote Control Sensor
11) Power LED
12)AV Output Jack
13)AV Input Jack
14) Brightness +/- Control
15) Volume +/- Control
16) Headphone Jack 1
17) Headphone Jack 2
18) Power On/Off Switch
19) DC 9V Input Jack

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2. Remote Control View (Refer to Figure 3)
1) Setup Button
2) Up Button
3) Previous Button
4) Enter Button
5) Reverse Scan/Left Button
6) Down Button
7) Numeric Button
8) Display Button
9) Zoom Button
10) Subtitle Button
11) Next Button
12) A-B Repeat Button
13) Forward Scan/Right Keypad
14) 1/All Repeat Button
15) Stop Button
16) Menu Button
17) Audio Button
18) Pause Button
19) Play Button
Figure 3
F. Loading and Playing a Disc
a.After connecting power to the unit, power on DVD player by sliding
the power switch to the on position. The power indicator will light.
b. Open the disc tray by pressing the OPEN button and place a disc
into the tray with the label side facing up.
c. Close the tray by pressing the “PRESS” area.The unit will load the
disc and start playing.
d.Rotate theBRIGHTNESSandVOLUMEtoadjust theLCD’s bright-
ness and the DVD player’s volume.
e. To stop playing a disc, press STOP.

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G. 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 it’s last playback mode.
Main Setup Menu Screen
1) Press “SETUP”, the ‘Language Setup Page’ will be displayed on
the screen.
a). Press ENTER and select ‘Disc Menu’ using the UP/DOWN
button, and then press RIGHT to enter the submenu. Select the
desired Menu Language using UP/DOWN, and press ENTER to
confirm the setting. Press LEFT to return.
Disc Menu Language Screen Display

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b).Select‘Audio’using the UP/DOWNbutton,and then press theRIGHT
button to enter the submenu. Choose the Audio Language you de-
sire using the UP/DOWN button and then press ENTER to confirm
the setting. Press the LEFT button to return.
Audio Language Screen Display
c).Select ‘Subtitle’ using the UP/DOWN buttton, and then press the
RIGHT button to enter the submenu. Choose the Subtitle Language
you desire using the UP/DOWN button and then press ENTER to
confirm the setting. Press the LEFT button to return.
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4). Presstheleftbuttontoreturntothemainmenu. Select‘ScreenSetup’using
the UP/DOWNbutton,thenpressENTER toenterthescreensetuppage.
a.Select ‘TVDisplay’usingthe UP/DOWN button, then press RIGHT
to enter the submenu. Select the desired display ratio using the
UP/DOWN button, then press ENTER to confirm the setting. Press
LEFT to return.
TV Display Screen Display
* 4:3 PS (Normal/PS): When the player is connected to a normal TV,
and a wide picture is shown on the full screen.
* 4:3 LB (Normal/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 (Wide): When the player is connected to a wide screen TV, a
wide picture is shown on the full screen.
b. Select ‘TV Type’the using UP/DOWN button, then press RIGHT to
enterthesubmenu.SelectthedesiredTVTypeusingtheUP/DOWN
button, then press ENTER to confirm the setting. Press LEFT to
return.
TV Type Screen Display

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3).Press the left button to return to the main menu. Select “Custom Set-
up” using the UP/DOWN button, then press the ENTER button to
access the custom setup page.
a. Select ‘Parental’ using the UP/DOWN button, then press RIGHT to
enter the submenu.
Parental Control Screen Display
Select the parental level you desire using the UP/DOWN button for
discs with lock-out function or multiple rating levels. These are listed
fromthelowestlevel(1 Kid Safe) to the highest level (8Adult).Entera
4 digit password, then press ENTER to confirm the parental level set-
ting. Press left button to return.
NOTE: The level of 8Adult is the factory default.
b. Select ‘Password’ using the UP/DOWN button, then press the RIGHT
button to enter the Password Change Page. Input the Old Password
or the Default Password, the new password and the Confirmed New
Password.
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c. Select ‘Default’ using the UP/DOWN button, then press RIGHT to en-
ter the submenu. Press ENTER to make all of the settings return to
the factory preset mode.
NOTE: The parental setting is not affected by the default reset
function.
Default Screen Display
NOTE: The Default Password is
3308 . This password is always ef-
fectiveeven after youhaveselected yourownpassword 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
defaultpassword inanotherarea and deleteitfromthismanual. Some
discs can be limited depending on the age of users while some discs
cannot.
4) Press “SETUP” to exit the setup mode or select “Exit” using
the UP/DOWN button, then press the ENTER button to exit the Setup
mode.
Exit Screen Display

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H. Basic Operation Turn the unit on/off
Remove/load the disc
Start Play/Execute item or setting
Still Picture
(1 time) Stop at the present playing point
(2 times) Stop playing
Go to the next chapter, track or scene dur-
ing play back
Go back to the previous chapter, track or
scene during play back
Scan forward at 2, 4, 8,16 or 32 times nor-
mal speed
Scan backward at 2, 4, 8, 16 or 32 times
normal speed
UsedforMenu Navigation
Confirm a setting or selection
Select item or setting
Display the main menu of the disc
Repeat playback of a title, chapter, or track
Repeat a specific portion from point A to
point B of the disc
Display information (title, chapter, track,
time, etc.).
Select a subtitle language and turn it on/off
Select an audio language
Enlarge an image to 2 or 4 times the
original size.
Display the setup menu to select and set
items and exit the setup menu.
POWER
OPEN
PLAY
PAUSE
STOP
NEXT
PREVIOUS
FORWARD
REVERSE
LEFT/RIGHT/UP/DOWN
ENTER
NUMBERS
MENU
1/ALLREPEAT
A-B REPEAT
DISPLAY
SUBTITLE
AUDIO
ZOOM
SETUP

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I. 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. The contents of the menu vary from disc to disc. Press
MENU during playback to display the menu. Some DVDs only allow
you to select disc playback options using the DVD root menu.
J. Display
1. PLAYING TIME AND REMAINING TIME
a. During playback press the ‘DISPLAY’ button to display the cur-
rent Title Number (1), the total Number of Titles (2), the current
Chapter Number (3), the total Number of Chapters (4), and the
Elapsedplaybacktimeforthe title (5). The heading will disappear
automaticallyafter3secondsiftheDISPLAYbuttonisnotpressed.
Title, Chapter Number, and Time Screen Display
b.Press‘DISPLAY’againto display the RemainingTimeof thetitle.
The heading will disappear automatically in 3 seconds.
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c. Press ‘DISPLAY’ a third time to display the Elapsed Time for the
chapter. The heading will disappear automatically in 3 seconds.
Chapter Elapsed Time Screen Display
d. Press ‘DISPLAY’ a fourth time to display the Remaining Time for
thechapter.The heading will disappear automatically in 3 seconds.
Chapter Remaining Time Screen Display
e. Press ‘DISPLAY’ a fifth time to exit, ‘Display Off’ will be displayed
and will disappear automatically in 3 seconds.

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2. SUBTITLE
Duringdiscplayback press ‘SUBTITLE’ toselectthesubtitlelanguage
you desire*, with the current Subtitle Language Number (1) and the
total Number of Subtitle Languages (2) displayed. If there are mul-
tiplelanguagespress‘SUBTITLE’againtoselectanothersubtitlelan-
guage. To turn subtitles OFF, press the ‘SUBTITLE’ button until ‘Sub-
titleOff’ is displayed. The Subtitle display will disappear automatically
if the ‘SUBTITLE’ button is not pressed again within 3 seconds.
Subtitle Screen Display
*SomeDVDs only allowaccesstothis function throughtheDVDmenu.

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3. AUDIO
During playback press ‘AUDIO’ to select the audio language you de-
sire*, with thecurrent Audio Channel Number(1) and the total number
ofAudioChannels (2) displayed. PressAUDIOagaintoselectanother
audio language. The audio display will disappear automatically if the
‘AUDIO’ button is not pressed within for 3 seconds.
Audio Language Screen Display
*SomeDVDsonlyallowaccesstothisfunctionthroughtheDVD
menu.
4. ZOOM
During playback press ‘ZOOM’ to enlarge the picture by 2x or 4X with
the current zoom multiple displayed (1) Press “zoom”one time, the
picture will be enlarged 2X. (2) Press “zoom” a second time, the
picture will be enlarged 4X. (3) Press “zoom” a third time, and the
picture will return to normal size.
Zoom Screen Display

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5. A-B REPEAT
a. Duringplaybackpress ‘A-B’ oncetoset the StartingPoint A.
A-B Repeat Starting Point Screen Display
b. Press ‘A-B’ a second time to set the Ending Point B and the
player will repeatedly play the part between Point A and
Point B.
A-B Repeat Ending Point Screen Display
c. Press ‘A-B’ a third time to cancel A-B repeat and resume
normal playback.
A-B Repeat Cancelled Screen Display

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6. 1/ALL REPEAT
a.Duringplaybackpress ‘1/ALLREPEAT’once to repeatedly playthe
current chapter.
Chapter Repeat Screen Display
b.Duringplayback press ‘1/ALLREPEAT’againto repeatedly play the
current title.
Title Repeat Screen Display
c.Duringplaybackpress ‘1/ALLREPEAT’a third time to repeat whole
disc.
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d.Press ‘1/ALLREPEAT’afourthtime, tocancelthe repeatfunction
and resume normal playback.
Repeat Off Screen Display
K. PlayingAudio CDs
When playing an audio CD the track and playback time information will
automatically be displayed. Pressing the display button will change the
displayed information. The options below show you what information is
availableusingthisfunction.
a.Thecurrent track and playing time of that track will be displayed
on the screen.
Single Elapsed Screen Display
b.Press ‘DISPLAY’ one time and
Single Remain appears along
with the current track playing and the amount of time left.
Single Remain Screen Display