Audiovox VBP500 User manual

VBP500
PORTABLE 5" LCD MONITOR & DVD PLAYER

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Reverseengineeringordisassemblyisprohibited.
AnLCDpaneland/or videomonitormaybeinstalled inamotorvehicle
and visible to the driver if the LCD panel or video monitor is used for
vehicleinformation,systemcontrol,rearorsideobservation ornaviga-
tion.If the LCD panel or video monitor is used for television reception,
videoorDVD play,theLCD panelorvideomonitormustbeinstalledso
thatthesefeatureswillonlyfunctionwhenthevehicleisin“park”orwhen
thevehicle’sparkingbrakeisapplied.
AnLCD panel or video monitor usedfor televisionreception, videoor
DVDplaythat operateswhen thevehicle isingearorwhentheparking
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
motorvehicle.

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A. Introduction
Thankyoufor selecting the VBP500 portable DVD player ina bag.
The main features include a 5" Screen (4:3Aspect Ratio) Liquid
CrystalDisplay (LCD) monitor and a DVD player.Theunit applies
thelatest state of theart electronicsand is designed for usein ho-
tels,offices or yourhome.The unit is constructed toprovideyears
ofreliable,trouble-freeservice,andiscompact sothat youcantake
itwithyouanywhereandisdesignedforquickand easyinstallation.
Pleaseread theentireinstruction manualsuppliedwith thisproduct
priortooperation.Thedocumentationwillassistyouininstalling the
systemproperlytoobtainthebestequipmentperformance. Allmanu-
alsshould bestoredfor later use.
B. Cautions and Warnings
1. Placement
To prevent fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to
rainormoisture.Do not place the set on an unstablecart, stand,
tripod,bracketortabletopreventitfromfalling.Keeptheunitaway
fromstrongmagnets,heatsources,directsunlight,excessivedust.
Ifthe unit isbroughtdirectlyfrom a cold toawarmlocation, mois-
turemaycondenseinside theunit. Whenyou moveitfrom acold
to a warm location, wait for about one hour before operating the
unit,orremovethediscandleavetheunitturnedonuntilthemois-
ture evaporates.
2. Installation
Ensure that the VBP500 is installed in accordance with the in-
structionsandillustrationsprovidedinthismanual.
3. Object and Liquid
Donot pushobjectsofanykindintotheunit throughopenings;do
not spill or spray liquid of any kind on or in the system (this may
resultin a fire or electric shock). Do not place anything heavy on
theunit.To ensureproperventilationandproper operation,never
coverorblocktheslotsandopeningswithaclothorothermaterial.
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 is in need of repair.

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5. Cleaning Unit
Whencleaning,makesurethesystem is unplugged from thepower
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 such as hot air ducts. Do not touch the sur-
face 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 produc-
ers. Since this unit plays discs according to the disc contents the
software producers designed, some playback features may not be
available. Also refer to the instructions supplied with the discs.
C. Contents
1. 1 x 5’’ LCD Monitor & DVD Player Combo
2. 1 x AC to DCAdapter
3. 1 x Remote Control w/Battery
4. 1 x Instruction Manual
5. 1 x Audio/Video Input Cable
6. 1 x Audio/Video output Cable
7. 1 x Power Adapter w/Built-In Wireless FM Modulator
8. 1 x Mounting Bag w/Straps
9. 1 x Carrying bag
10.1 xRechargable Battery Pack (Part Number VBB5058)
OPTIONAL:
Wireless IR headphones (Part Number IRHSCS)
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
rightside ofthe mainunit, thenplug theother endintothe 120V AC
power receptacle.

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2. Powering the system in a car
Plug one end of the cigarette lighter adapter intothe DC 9V jackon
the unit, then plug the other end into the cigarette lighter socket.
Figure 1
3. Powering the system with optional rechargeable Battery
Please refer to L. * Rechargeable Battery Installation and Use
(Page 33 to page 35).
* Rechargable Battery Pack No. VBB5058 is OPTIONAL
E. Installation Prior to installation
Make sure that the unit is placed into the bag with the clear plastic
coveringaround DVD door, Load disc into the DVD compartmentand
then fasten the Velcro strap accross the top portion of the unit. If you
are installing the bag onto the seatback you will need to attach the
supplied Seat Standoff to the back of the mounting bag with the
Velcro bands to obtain the proper viewing angle as shown in Figure

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Seat Standoff
1.Installing the System onto the seat back in a car
(Refer to Figure 2)
Figure 2
1). Take one of the supplied straps from the carrier bag. Connect
the latch to one of the upper metal rings on the mounti ng bag.
Connect the “S” hook to the other upper metal ring and place the
loop over the headrest. Adjust the strap until the bag is firmly
secured.
2). Take another strap from the carrier bag, and connect the latch to
the lower metal ring on the left side of the bag. Attach the “S”
hookto the same ring after looping the straparound the seat rail.
Repeat this process for the right side. In some vehicles, it may
be necessary to attach the “S” connector to the rail directly, as it
may not be long enough to reach back to the ring.
3). Adjust the straps tightly so that the bag is secured.

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2. Installing the system between the driver/passenger seat
(Refer to Figure 3)
Figure 3
1). Take one strap and connect the latch to the upper metal ring on
the left side of the bag. Attach the “S” hook to the same ring
after looping the strap around the headrest of the driver’s seat.
Repeat this process for the right side (Passenger Seat).
2). Take another strap and connect the latch to lower metal ring on
the left side of the bag. Attach the “S” hook to the same ring
after looping the strap around the driver’s seat rail. Repeat this
process for the right side. In some vehicles, it may be neces-
sary to attach the “S” connector directly to the rail, as it may not
be long enough to reach back to the ring.
3). Adjust the straps tightly so that the bag is secured.

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F. Controls, Indicators, and Connectors
1. Unit View (Refer to Figure 4)
Figure 4
1) Press-to-Close Button on Disc cover
2) Open Button
3) Previous Button
4) Stop Button
5) Next Button
6) Play Button
7) Display Button
8) Pause Button
9) IR Transmitter
10) Remote Control Sensor
11) DVD Video Output Jack
12) DVDAudio Output Jack
13)Video Input Jack
14)AudioInput Jack
15) IR Switch
16) Brightness +/- Thumbwheel
17) Volume +/- Thumbwheel
18) Headphone Jack 1
19) Headphone Jack 2
20) Power On/Off Switch
21) DC 9V Input Jack

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2. Remote Control View (Refer to Figure 5)
1) DISPLAY Button
2) ANGLE Button
3) SUBTITLE Button
4) AUDIO Button
5) ZOOM Button
6) UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT/
ENTER Buttons
7) RETURN Button
8) A-B Button
9) FORWARD Button
10) REVERSE Button
11) SLOW Button
12) STOP Button
13) NUMERICKEYPAD
14) SETUP Button
15) MENU Button
16) REPEAT Button
17) PREVIOUS Button
18) NEXT Button
19) PLAY Button Figure5
20) PAUSE Button

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G. Loading and Playing a Disc
a. After connecting power to the unit, slide the POWER ON/OFF on
the right side to ON, the DVD player’s POWER indicator lights.
b. Open the disc tray by pressing OPEN at the lower right of the disc
tray,and place a disc into the tray with the disc’s label facing up.
c. Press PRESS at the right side of the door until it clicks shut.The
unit will load the disc and start playing.
d.Rotate BRIGHT and VOLUME to adjust the LCD’sbrightness and
the DVD player’s volume.
e. To stop playing a disc, press STOP.
f. ToturnofftheDVDplayer,slidePOWERON/OFFtoOFF.The
DVDplayer’sPOWERindicator turnsoff.
g. To remove the disc, open the disc tray, then you will see a
pictureontherightinnercornerofthecovertoindicatehowto
removethe disc,justuse your fingertoaccesstheright inner
corner of the disc tray and lift up the disc and remove it from
thedisc tray. Pleaserefer to Figure6.
Figure 6

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H. SETUP
Press‘SETUP’ todisplay theMain screenof theSETUPMenu on the
screen. Press ‘SETUP’ again to exit the SETUP Menu and the unit
will resume its last playback mode.
1) Press “Setup”, the ‘General SETUP’ page will display on screen.
General SETUP Menu Screen
a).Select ‘TV Type’ using UP/DOWN, and then press the RIGHT
buttontoenter the submenu. ChooseTV typeusing UP/DOWN
and then press ENTER to confirm the setting. Press the LEFT
button to return.
TV Type Screen Display
b).Select ‘TV Display’ using UP/DOWN, and then press the RIGHT
buttontoenter the submenu. ChooseTV typeusing UP/DOWN
and then press ENTER to confirm the setting. Press the LEFT
button to return.

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TV DISPLAY Screen Display
* 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.
c).Select‘Angel Mark’ using UP/DOWN, and then pressthe RIGHT
buttontoenter the submenu. ChooseTV typeusing UP/DOWN
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
optionis available).
* Off: The screen will not display theAngle Mark icon.
NOTE: Not all discs contain above features.
d).Select ‘Screen Saver’ using UP/DOWN, and then press the
RIGHT button to enter the submenu. Choose TV type using
UP/DOWN and then press ENTER to confirm the setting. Press
the LEFT button to return.

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SCREEN SAVER Display
*On: enables screen saver
*Off: disables screen saver (off)
*NOTE: The DVD player will enter the Screen Saver mode after
approximately five minutes if the same image remains on the
screen.
e). Select and use’ Last Memory’ in the same way before.
LAST MEMORY Screen Display
*On:: The unit will return to the last position on the disc.
*Off:: The unit will not return to the last position on the disc.
2) With no disc inside the player select “Video quality Setup”by using
the LEFT/RIGHT buttons, press ENTER to enter the video quality
set up page.
Main SETUP Menu VIDEO QUALITY

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a).Select‘Brightness’byusing the UPor DOWN buttons,then press
ENTER you can change the Brightness by pressing the LEFT
orRIGHTbuttons.Toexit brightnesssetting,pressENTERagain
to return the main Menu.
BRIGHTNESS Screen Display
b).Select ‘Contrast’by using the UP or DOWN buttons ,then
press ENTER you can change the Brightness by pressing
theLEFTorRIGHTbuttons.Toexit brightnesssetting,press
ENTERagaintoreturnthemainMenu.
CONTRAST Screen Display
c).Select and use ‘Hue’ in the same way above.
HUE (Tint) Screen Display

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d).Select and use ‘Saturation’ in the same way before.
SATURATION (Color)Screen Display
3).With no disc inside the player, select ‘password’ using the LEFT
orRIGHTbuttons, press ENTERtoenter the passwordsetup page,
then press the RIGHT button to enter the submenu .
PASSWORD CHANGE Menu
Press ENTER to enter the ‘Password Change’ page. Input the “Old
password’ or the ‘Default Password’, the ‘New Password’, and the
‘Confirmed New Password’. Press ENTER to confirm the change.
PASSWORD CHANGE MENU

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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 defaultpassword tosetthe parentallevel andchange
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 cannot.
4).Select ‘PREFERENCES’ using the LEFT or RIGHT buttons, then press
‘ENTER’toenterthepreferencespage.
a. Select ‘Audio’ using the DOWN button, then press RIGHT to
enter the submenu. Select the audio language you desire using
the UP or DOWN buttons, then press ENTER to confirm the
setting. Press LEFT to return.
Preference Audio Language
b. Select ‘Subtitle’ using the DOWN button, then press RIGHT to
enter the submenu. Select the audio language you desire using
the UP or DOWN buttons, then press ENTER to confirm the
setting. Press LEFT to return.
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c. Select and use ‘Disc Menu’ in the same way before.
Preference Disc Menu Language
Note: Language and subtitle selection is only available for discs
that are recorded in the above listed languages. If the selected,
language is not available, the player will play and display on the
screen the original recorded language contained in the disc.
d. Select ‘Parental’ using the DOWN button, then press RIGHT to
enter the submenu.
Preference Parental Screen Display
Select the parental level you desire using the UP or DOWN but-
tonsfordiscswith lock-outfunctionormultipleratinglevels.These
are listed from the lowest level (1 Kid Safe) to the highest level
(Adult). Enter a 4 digit password, then press ‘ENTER’ to confirm
the parental level setting.
NOTE: The level of 8Adult is the factory default.

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e. Select ‘Default’ using the DOWN button, then press RIGHT to
enter the submenu. Press ENTER to make the setting return to
the factory-set mode.
Loading Factory Setting
NOTE: The parental setting is not affected by the default reset
function.

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I. Playing DVD
1. Basic Operation
POWER
OPEN
PLAY
SLOW
PAUSE
STOP
NEXT
PREVIOUS
FORWARD
REVERSE
LEFT/RIGHT/UP/DOWN
ENTER
NUMBERS
RETURN
MENU
REPEAT
A-B
DISPLAY
ANGLE
SUBTITLE
AUDIO
ZOOM
SETUP
Turntheuniton/off
Remove/loadthedisc
StartPlay/Executeitemorsetting
Playat1/2,1/4,1/8or 1/16timesspeed
Still picture
(1time)Stopatthe presentplayingpoint/
(2times)Stopplaying
Gotothe nextchapter,trackorsceneduring
playback
Gobackto theprevious chapter,trackor
sceneduringplayback
Scanforwardat2, 4,8,16or32times speed
Scanbackwardat2,4,8,16or32timesspeed
UsedforMenuNavigation
Executeitemorconfirmsetting
Selectitemorsetting
Return
Displaythe mainmenuofthedisc
Repeatplayingtitle,chapter,ortrack
RepeataspecificportionfrompointA topoint
B of the disc
Displayinformation(title,chapter,track,time,
etc.).
Changetheviewinganglesonthescene
Selectthesubtitlelanguageandturniton/off
Selecttheaudiolanguage
Enlargean imageto2, 3, or4times the
originalsize.
Display the setup menu to select and set
items,andexitthesetupmenu.

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2. MENU
A DVDis dividedintosectionscalledtitlesandchapters. Whenyou
playaDVD,arootmenuofthediscwillappearonthescreenofyour
TVorMonitor.Thecontentsofthemenuvaryfromdisctodisc.Press
MENUduringplaybacktodisplaythemenu. SomeDVDsonly allow
youtoselectdiscplaybackoptions usingtheDVDrootmenu.
3. DISPLAY (Display contents vary from disc to disc.)
1. PLAYING TIME AND REMAINING TIME
a.During playback pressthe‘DISPLAY’ buttontodisplay the cur-
rent title Number (1), the total Number ofTitles (2), the current
chapter Number (3), the total Number of Chapters (4), and the
playing elapsedtimeforthetitle(5).Theheading willdisappear
automaticallyafter3seconds ifno buttonsarepressed.
Title, Chapter Number, and Time Screen Display
b.Press‘DISPLAY’againtodisplaytheRemainingTimeof thetitle.
Theheadingwilldisappearautomatically in3seconds.
Title Remaining Time Screen Display