Audiovox D1915 User manual

D1915
PORTABLE DVD PLAYER AND 9" LCD MONITOR

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Contents
A. Introduction ............................................................................ 3
B. Cautions and Warnings ........................................................ 3
C. Contents ............................................................................... 5
D. Powering and Installation ..................................................... 5
E. Controls, Indicators and Connectors ................................... 6
F. Loading and Playing a Disc .................................................. 7
G. Basic Operation...................................................................... 8
H.
Menu .................................................................... 9
I. Display................................................................................... 9
J. Playing Audio CDS................................................................ 12
K. Playing MP3 Discs .......................................................... 13
L. Playing JPG file ........................................................... 15
M. Connecting to Other Elevctronic Equipment........................ 17
N. Setup .................................................................................... 19
O. Specifications ...................................................................... 28
P. Rechargeable Battery Installation and Use ......................... 28
Q. Troubleshooting ................................................................. 31

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A. Introduction
Thank you for choosing the D1915 portable DVD player. The main
features include a 9" Wide Screen (16:9 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 anywhere and is designed for quick and easy installation.
Please read the entire instruction manual supplied with this product
prior to using. The documentation will assist you in installing the sys-
tem 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, bracket or table to prevent it from falling. Keep the unit away
from strong magnets, heat sources, direct sunlight, excessive dust.
If the unit is brought directly from a cold to a warm location, mois-
ture 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 mois-
ture evaporates.
2. Installation
Ensure that the D1915 is installed in accordance with the instruc-
tions and illustrations provided in this manual.
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
heavy on the unit. To ensure proper ventilation and proper

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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 environment, please dispose of the battery properly.
Do not use the unit in temperatures higher than 95 degrees Fahr-
enheit or 35 degrees Celsius.
4.Disassembly
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
When cleaning, make sure the system is unplugged from the power
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 disc. 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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7.Regional Coding
Both the DVD player and discs are coded by region. These
regional codes must match in order for the disc to play. If the
codes don’t match, the disc won’t play. This unit’s code is region
1. DVDs with other regional codes can not be played in this unit
C. Contents
1. 1 x 9’’ LCD Monitor & DVD Player Combo
2. 1 x Remote Control with battery (CR2025)
3. 1 x Audio/Video Adapter Cable
4. 1 x AC to DC Adapter
5. 1 x DC Power Adapter
6. 1 x Instruction Manual
7. 1 x Rechargeable Battery
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 input jack on the
left side of the main unit, then plug the other end into a 110~240V
AC power receptacle.
2. Powering the system in a car
Plug one end of the DC power adapter into the DC input jack on
the left side of the main 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) Wide Button
3) Previous/Next/Pause/Stop
Play Button
4) Menu Button
5) Up/Down/Left/Right/OK
Button
6) Press to close
7) Headphone Jack 1
8) Headphone Jack 2
9) Volume Control
10) Brightness Control
11) Door Open Switch
12) Remote Control Sensor
13) Power LED
14) Power On/Off Switch
15) AV in/out SW
16) AV Jack
17) DC 9-12V Input Jack
18) Battery Release Button
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2. Remote Control (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 Button
14) 1/All Repeat Button
15) Stop Button
16) Menu Button
17) Audio Button
18) Angle Button
19) Play/Pause Button
F. Loading and Playing a Disc
a. After connecting power to the unit, turn on the DVD player with the
power switch. The power indicator will light.
b. Open the disc tray by sliding the OPEN switch to the right. Place
a disc into the tray with the label side facing up.
c. Close the tray by pressing the area marked “PRESS”. The unit will
load the disc and start playing.
d. Adjust the BRIGHTNESS and VOLUME to the desired levels.
e. To stop playing a disc, press STOP.
Figure 3

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G. Basic Operation
Turn the unit on/off
Remove/load the disc
Start Play/Confirm item or setting
Play at 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 or 1/16 normal speed
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 speed
Scan backward at 2, 4, 8, 16 or 32 times
speed
Used for Menu Navigation
Execute item or confirm setting
Select item or setting
Display the main menu of the disc
Repeat playing title, chapter, or track
Repeat a specific portion from point A to point
B of the disc
Display information (title, chapter, track,
time, etc.).
Change the viewing angles
Select the subtitle language and turn it on/
off
Select the audio language
Enlarge an image to 2, 3, or 4 times the
original size.
Display the setup menu to select and set
items, and exit the setup menu.
POWER
OPEN
PLAY
SLOW
PAUSE
STOP
NEXT
PREVIOUS
FORWARD
REVERSE
LEFT/RIGHT/UP/DOWN
ENTER
NUMBERS
MENU
REPEAT
A-B
DISPLAY
ANGLE
SUBTITLE
AUDIO
ZOOM
SETUP

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H. 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.
I. 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
Playing elapsed Time for the title (5). The heading will disappear
automatically after 3 seconds if DISPLAY button is not pressed.
Title, Chapter Number, and Time Screen Display
b. Press ‘DISPLAY’ repeatedly to choose from the options below :
Title Elapse
d
Title Remain Chapter Elapsed
Chapter Remain
Display Off

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2. ANGLE
During playback of a disc, press ‘ANGLE’ to display the available angles
for discs containing multi-angles*, with the current angle number (1)
and the total number of angles (2) displaying. Press ‘ANGLE’ to select
another angle, then press again to exit and return to the normal view-
ing angle. The angle display will disappear automatically if the ‘ANGLE’
button is not pressed again within 3 seconds.
*NOTE: Not all discs contain this feature.
3. SUBTITLE
During disc playback press ‘SUBTITLE’ to select the subtitle language
you desire*, with the current Subtitle Language Number (1) and the
total Number of Subtitle Languages (2) displayed. If there are mul-
tiple languages press ‘SUBTITLE’ again to select another subtitle lan-
guage. To turn subtitles OFF, press the ‘SUBTITLE’ button until ‘Sub-
title Off’ is displayed. The Subtitle display will disappear automatically
if the ‘SUBTITLE’ button is not pressed again within 3 seconds.
* Some DVDs only allow access to this function through the DVD
menu
4. AUDIO
During playback press ‘AUDIO’ to select the audio language you de-
sire*, with the current Audio Channel Number (1) and the total number
of Audio Channels (2) displayed. Press AUDIO again to select an
other audio language. The audio display will disappear automatically if
the ‘AUDIO’ button is not pressed within for 3 seconds.
*Some DVDs only allow access to this function through the DVD menu.
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5. ZOOM
During playback press ‘ZOOM’ to enlarge the picture by 2X, 3X or 4X.
(1) Press “zoom”one time, the picture will be enlarged 2X.
(2) Press “zoom” a second time, the picture will be enlarged 3X.
(3) Press “zoom” a 3rd time, the picture will be enlarged 4X.
(4) Press “zoom” a 4th time, the picture will return to normal size.
6. A-B REPEAT
a. During playback press a first time ‘A-B’ to set the Starting Point A.
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.
c. Press A-B a third time to cancel A-B repeat and resume
normal playback.
Audio Language Zoom
A-B Repeat Starting Point A-B Repeat Ending Point A-B Repeat Cancelled

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7. REPEAT
a. During playback press ‘REPEAT’ to select see the repeat mode
desired.
J. Playing Audio CDs
When playing an audio CD press the DISPLAY button on the remote
to view time playback information. The options below appear on the
display:
CD Display Mode
Single Elapsed: The current track playing and playing time of that
track will display on the screen.
Single Remain: The current track playing and the amount of time
left.
Sin
g
le Elapse
d
Sin
g
le Remain Total Elapsed
Total Remain
Display Off
Single Elapsed Time When
Playing Audio CDs
Chapter Repeat

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Total Elapsed: The current track playing and the total time that the
CD has been playing.
Total Remain: The current track playing and the amount of time
remaining on the CD.
Display Off: The CD time Information will not be displayed.
USING THE REPEAT FEATURE
The default mode for the Repeat feature is OFF. Pressing REPEAT
consecutively changes the repeat options:
•
Track - repeats the track that is playing.
•
All - repeats the disc that is playing.
•
Off
As you toggle through the options, the repeat option changes. The selected
repeat option loops repeatedly until you turn it off.
K. Playing MP3 Discs
MP3 is a format for storing digital audio. An audio CD-quality song is
compressed into the MP3 format with very little loss of audio quality
while taking up much less disc space. CD-R /RW discs that have
been encoded in MP3 format are compatible with this system.
When a MP3 disc is inserted into the unit, the menu screen will appear
automatically. You can use the menu screen to select your desired
folders and songs.
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. The songs avail-
able under the folder will be listed.
3. Use or button to choose a song from the list. Press ENTER
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4. Use the ( NEXT ) button to move to the next song. Press the
(PREVIOUS) button to move to the beginning of the previous
song.
USING THE REPEAT FEATURE
The default mode for the Repeat feature is OFF. Pressing REPEAT
consecutively changes the repeat options:
• Single
• Repeat One (repeat playback of a song)
• Repeat Folder (repeat playback of a specific folder)
• Repeat Off (normal playback)
As you toggle through the options, the repeat mode changes. The
selected repeat mode loops repeatedly until you turn it off.
NOTICE
“ ” icon in front of a file name indicates that this is a folder, not an
MP3 file.
“MP3” icon in front of a file name indicates that this is a MP3 file.

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L. Playing JPEG file
1) Load the JPEG Disc into tray.
2) Select JPEG file by pressing “UP/DOWN” button.
3) You can preview the JPEG file by pressing “Play” or “ENTER”.
4) Pressing the “Left Key“ will rotate the picture counterclockwise.
Pressing the “Right Key“ will rotate the picture clockwise.
5) When browsing the photos, you can reverse the photo horizontally
by pressing “Up” key,or you can reverse the photos vertically by
pressing “Down” key.
6) When you browse the JPEG file, pressing “display” will change the
refresh mode below.
a. Press “display” first time, “WIPE TOP” will display on the screen,
the picture will refresh from top to bottom.
b. Press “display” 2nd time, “WIPE BOTTOM” will display on the
screen, the picture will refresh from bottom to top.
c. Press “display ” 3rd time, “WIPE LEFT” will display on the screen,
the picture will refresh from left side to right side.
d. Press “display ” 4th time, “WIPE RIGHT” will display on the
screen, the picture will refresh from right side to left side.
e. Press “display” 5th time, “DIAGONAL WIPE LEFT TOP” will dis-
play on the screen, the picture will refresh from left top to right
bottom.
f. Press “ display ” 6th time, “DIAGONAL WIPE RIGHT TOP” will
display on the screen, the picture will refresh from right top to left
bottom.
g. Press “display ” 7th time, “DIAGONAL WIPE LEFT BOTTOM”
will display on the screen, the picture will refresh from left bottom
to right top.
h. Press “display ” 8th time, “DIAGONAL WIPE RIGHT BOTTOM”
will display on the screen, the picture will refresh from right bot-
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i. Press “display” 9th time, “EXTEND FROM CENTER H” will dis-
play on the screen, the picture will refresh from horizontal center
to both sides.
j. Press “display” 10th time, “EXTEND FROM CENTER V” will
display on the screen, the picture will refresh from vertical cen-
ter to both sides.
k. Press “display” 11th time, “COMPRESS TO CENTER H” will
display on the screen, the picture will refresh from top and bot-
tom to center.
l. Press “display” 12th time, “COMPRESS TO CENTER V” will
display on the screen, the picture will refresh from right and left
to center.
m. Press “display” 13th time, “WINDOW H” will display on the screen,
the picture will refresh from four window’s top side to bottom
side.
n. Press “display” 14th time, “WINDOW V” will display on the screen,
the picture will refresh from four window’s left side to right side.
o. Press “display” 15th time, “WIPE FROM EDGE TO CENTER”
will display on the screen, the picture will refresh from 4 edges to
center.
7) When previewing the file, pressing “ANGLE, SUBTITLE, AUDIO,
NUMBER, AB, RETURN, REW/FF, SLOW” a hand icon will appear
on the display meaning that these options are not available.
8) Press “Stop” to browse the JPEG file, “SLIDE SHOW MENU” will
be displayed on the screen.
9) When browsing the picture, press “Stop” and thumbnail size
pictures will be diplayed. You can select the picture you desire by
using the UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT/ENTER key.
10) Press “Play” or “OK”, to preview the picture.

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M. Connecting to Other Electronic Equipment
1. Connecting to a TV or another monitor ( Refer to Figure 4)
a. Position the AV In/Out Switch to the “Out” Position.
b. Connect one end of the audio/video adapter cable’s black (1/8”
plug) plug into the unit’s DVD AV jack, and connect the other end to
a standard A/V Cable (purchased separately). Then connect the A/V
Cable to the INPUT jacks on your TV or Monitor.
(white = left channel, red = right channel, yellow=video).
Figure 4
2. Connecting to a Game or Camcorder (Refer to Figure 4)
a. Position the AV In/Out Switch to “In” Position.
b. Connect one end of the audio/video adapter cable’s black (1/8”
plug) plug into the unit’s DVD AV jack, and connect the other end to
the A/V output jacks on your Camcorder or Game.
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3. Headphone
Optional wired headphones may be used with the unit. Simply plug in
the headset to either Headphone 1 jack or Headphone 2 jack on the
right side of the DVD.( Refer to Figure 5)
Plugging into Headphone jack 1 disables the internal speakers.
Figure 5
Notice:
1.This Product incorporates copyright protection technology that is pro-
tected by method claims of certain U.S. Patents and other intellectual
property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights own-
ers. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by
Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited view-
ing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation.
Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.
2. Apparatus Claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 4,631,603; 4,577,216; 4,819,098
and 4,907,093 licensed for limited viewing uses only.
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N. 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 ‘General Setup Page’ will be displayed.
a).Select ‘TV Display’ using the UP/DOWN button, and then press
RIGHT to enter the submenu. Select the TV display mode de-
sired 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, and
a wide picture is shown on the full screen.
* 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.
* Wide: When the player is connected to a wide screen TV, a
wide picture is shown on the full screen.
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TV Type Screen Display
b).Select ‘Angle Mark’ using the UP/DOWN buttton, and then press the
RIGHT button to enter the submenu. Choose Angle Mark on or off
using the UP/DOWN button and then press ENTER to confirm the
setting. Press the LEFT button to return.
Angle Mark Screen Display
* On: The screen will show the angle mark icon. (*If an angle option is
available).
* Off: The screen will not display the Angle Mark Icon