Sylvania SDVD8741 User manual

SDVD8741

Table Of Contents
Safety Precaution
Package
Main Features
Main Unit Controls
System Connection
Basic operation
System Setup
Specification
Troubleshooting
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Safety Precaution
Warning: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this
apparatus to rain or moisture.
1) Please read the instruction manual carefully and follow all the requirements
of safe operation to operate the device.
2) Do not use this unit near water. Do not place over the unit any container
with liquid inside.
3) Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers,
stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
4) Unplug this unit during lightning storms or when unused for long time.
5) About Cleaning: Unplug the system, use only wet cloth to clean. Do not use
liquid detergent or aerosol.
6) Only use accessories specified by the manufacturer.
7) Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel, servicing is required when
the unit has been damaged in any way, such as power supply cord or plug
is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the unit,
exposed to moisture, does not operate normally. Don't try to repair the
machine by yourself because of the danger of high voltage and electric
shock.
8) Do not use irregular shaped discs such as heart or star-shaped discs as
they may cause the unit to malfunction.
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This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to
the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful
interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the
party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the
equipment.
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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Package
Main Features
High brightness color 7" LCD screen
Compatible with disc of DVD, MP3, CD, JPEG etc.
Built-in stereo speaker
Support PAL/NTSC system
Support Multi-language OSD, speed forward/backward,repeat function
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DVD player
DC+Audio/Video cable
AC/DC Power Adapter
Cigarette Lighter Adapter
User Manual
Mounting Straps
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Main Unit Controls
1. Open knob
2. Power ON/OFF switch
3. SETUP button
4. Functron button
5.
6.OK button (Function same as
"ENTER" on Remote control)
7. Play/Pause
8. STOP button
9. DC IN 9-12V
10. DC OUT
11. AV OUT
12. Earphone jack
13. Volume knob
14. Bracket
15. Rating Label Position
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DCOUT
AV O U T
ON OFF
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Monitor View
1. Power ON/OFF
2. Volume knob
3. Earphone jack
4. AV IN
5. DC IN 9-12V
6. Brightness Knob
7. Bracket
8. Rating Label Position
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ON OFF
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BRIGHTNESS
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DC OUT
AV OU T
DC OUT
AV OU T
Plug one end of the AC/DC power adaptor into the DC IN9-12V jack on the
right of the machine, then plug the other end into the AC power receptacle.
Please refer to the following illustration.
If using car cigarette lighter adaptor to connect to the power: Plug one end of
the cigarette lighter adaptor into the DC IN 9-12V jack on the unit, plug the
other end into the car cigarette lighter socket. See illustration below.
System Connection
Powering And Installation
Note
1. Car cigarette lighter adaptor is available to use only when the car cigarette
lighter with DC 12V negative grounding.
2. The mains plug is used as the disconnect device, the disconnect device
should remain readily operable.
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Connecting To The Monitor
The unit can also be connected to the external LCD monitor.
Connect the unit to power by AC/DC adapter or cigarette lighter adapter.
Then connect the unit DC OUT jack to DC IN 9-12V Jack of the LCD Monitor
by a DC/AV cable. Also use this DC/AV cable to connect the AV OUTjack of
the unit to AV IN jack of the Monitor.
Please refer to the illustration below.
Note: You're advised to supply both units the power by the cigarette lighter
adapter only. TheAC/DC adapter is used to supply power of one unit only
and as the charger to charge the main unit if it's with built-in battery.
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ON OFF
DC OUT
AV OUT

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1. Fit the straps to the DVD Player / Monitor as required.
In Car Installation
Please install the units with strap A (long)
and strap B (short) together.
Turn the player around so the backs are facing you.
A
B
Strap A through the unit from right clip first, then
across the loop in Strap B, last Strap A through
the unit left clip.
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2. Fitting the straps to the headrest.
a. Fitting the straps to the headrest.
Fit the straps around the headrest
and engage the 2 trident clips.
Ensure clips are securely fastened.
Pull the straps tight using the
adjustment.
Tuck the loose ends into the strap
tidy.
NOTE:
Be sure to complete the installation then use SDVD8741 in the car.
For SDVD8741 installation is recommended that the DVD Player is on the
LEFT headrest, to ensure a neat cable run to the monitor, as shown below:
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Connecting With External Speaker
Note: There is no 5.1 channel in the unit, however, after connecting to APM it
is available to output audio in 5.1 channel.
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AMPLIFIERTV
SUBWOOFER
Left front
speaker
Right front
speaker
Center speaker
Left rear speaker Right rear speaker
AUDIO INVIDEO IN
AV CABLE
Not supplied
DC OUT
AV OU T

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SRH
TT
OSD
ADO SUB
SLOW
ANGLE
M
ZOOM
SEARCH
Subtitle Off
Repeat Off Mute Off
Angle Mark Null
Basic Operation
1. Connect the unit to the power;
2. Open the unit and adjust the monitor to the best position for viewing.
3. Turn on the unit by sliding the ON/OFF switch to ON.
4. Open the disc door and insert a disc into the door with the label side facing
up.
5. Close the disc door. The unit will load the disc and start playing.
6. During playback,press " " to pause; press it again to resume playback.
7. When playing disc of DVD, CD, Press " ", the unit will search forward.
Press it repeatedly, the unit will play at 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 times of speed. press
" " , the unit will search backward. Press it repeatedly, the unit will play at
2, 4, 8, 16, 32 times of speed.
8. Press " " once to stop playback; then press " " to resume playback from
the point where you stopped; press " " twice to stop playback completely.
9. When the playing is finished, please turn off the power by sliding ON/OFF
switch to OFF.
Playing disc of DVD, CD, MP3
MP3CDDVD
Virtual Remote Operation
1. Press "FUNCTION " button when disc is playing, you will see a virtual
remote control as below, and the playback will be paused.
2. The virtual key is shown on the left of
the menu, and the current playback
status is displayed on the right.
3. Use the / / / button to choose
the icon, when the icon is selected,
you can see the description at the
bottom.
4. Press OK button, the selected virtual
key will be activated, "OK=Selected
function" icon will be shown at top left for 10 seconds, in these 10 seconds
you just need to press OK button to change the style of the function. If the
icon disappear, the OK key will not work. ( For Search, Return, Mute, the
icon won't be shown).

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5. You can also press "FUNCTION" button to close virtual remote menu
without any operation. The player will resume playing after the menu exit.
Note:
1. When the disc is in the submenu, press the function key can go back the
title menu.
2. Stop or no disc state, the "FUNCTION" is invalid.
Virtual Remote Operation
1. SRH (Search): Press the"SRH" key ,you can see the number bar below,
Use left/right key to move the cursor, press ok to confirm, when playing
DVD, you can change the chapter and the title, press the "T/C " icon
change the item you want to change. When playing CD, you can select the
track.
Note: To select the title, you need to enter two numbers.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OK T/C
2. M (Menu): to enter or exit menu root.
3. ZOOM: When playing DVD discs, you can zoom in, press the "ZOOM"
button and ok button to change the image size according the following
sequence: x2 x3 x4, when playing JPEG file, you can zoom in and zoom
out, press the "ZOOM" button and ok button to change the image size
according the following sequence: 100% 125% 150% 200% 75% 50%.
4. TT (Title): to display title information.
5. ADO ( Audio): to select audio language.
6. SUB (Subtitle): to select subtitle language when playing DVD disc.
7. OSD: D
8. ( Repeat): When playing disc of DVD/CD/MP3, you can change the
repeat style by press repeat button. For different type of disc, it change
according different sequence.
isplay the disc information during playing DVD/CD. Such as
elapsed time and remaining time.
One Folder
Chapter Title All Repeat off
Track All
MP3:
CD:
DVD:

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Playing JPEG File
1. Place a JPEG disc into the tray,the unit will start reading and playing.
2. Press " " and OK button to select a JPEG file from the menu.
3. Press " " to rotate the picture clockwise.
4. Press " " to reverse the picture horizontally and press " " to reverse the
picture vertically.
Press "FUNCTION" key you will see the toolbar as below:
Press the / to move the cursor to select functions.
Press "OK" to select the function.
: Return, to return to the main menu.
: To repeat one, repeat all.
:To zoom in/out the image during playback.
Press "FUNCTION" to exit the toolbar.
Function operation:
9. Slow: You can press slow key to change the playing speed slowly during
playing DVD. Then press OK repeatedly to change the playback speed
according the following sequence: 1/2 1/4 1/8 1/16.
10. (Return): to return to the main menu.
11. (MUTE): to turn mute.
12. Angle: When playing a DVD disc with multi-angles, press "Angle" button
and OK button to change the display angle.
Note: The function is available only for disc with multi-angle.

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Dir 001
\Ctyy\
......
Mp3 TRACK01
Mp3 TRACK02
Mp3 TRACK03
Mp3 TRACK04
Mp3 TRACK05
Play MP3 File
Function operation:
1. Place a MP3 disc into the disc door.
2. Press " " to select the file; Press OK button to play the file selected.
Press "FUNCTION" then you will see the toolbar as below:
Press the / to move the cursor to select functions,
Press the number key to select the track.
Press "OK" to select the function.
: MUTE, to turn mute.
: To select repeat one, repeat folder, repeat off.
Press "FUNCTION" to exit the toolbar
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General Setup
TV Display Wide
Angle Mark ON
OSD Lang ENG
Screen Saver ON
English
French
German
Italian
:Move :Return :Entry
System Setup
Press Setup button,the main menu will be
displayed on the screen
In the General Setup Page, Press
button to highlight this item.
Press OK button to access.
Press button to select the setting.
Press OK button to confirm your selection.
Press button to exit.
General Setup
Video Setup
Preference Setup
Setup Menu -- Main Page
General Setup Page
General Setup
TV Display Wide
Angle Mark ON
OSD Lang ENG
Screen Saver ON
Normal/PS
Normal/LB
Wide
:Move :Return :Entry
TV display:
Enter this option, user can set screen display
format (Nomal/PS, Nomal/LB, Wide)
The default is "Wide".
Note:
The function depends on the display ratio
with which the DVD disc is recorded.
Please choose "Wide (16:9)" when using
a 16:9 wide screen TV set.
Angle Mark:
Enter this option to set the angle during
playback.
Optional setting: ON, OFF.
The default is: ON.
General Setup
TV Display Wide
Angle Mark ON
OSD Lang ENG
Screen Saver ON
On
Off
:Move :Return :Entry
OSD Language:
In the option user can set OSD menu
language (English, French, German, Italian).
The default: English.
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Preference Setup
:Move :Return :Entry
Audio ENG
Subtitle Off
Disc Menu ENG
Parental
Default
English
French
German
Italian
TV Display Wide
Angle Mark ON
OSD Lang ENG
Screen Saver ON
On
Off
:Move :Return :Entry
General Setup
Screen Saver:
Enter this option to set whether to activate
the screen saver function.
The default is ON.
Video Setup Page
Video Setup
:Move :Return :Entry
Panel Quality
TV Type NTSC PAL
NTSC
Video Setup
:Move :Return :Entry
TV Type NTSC
Panel Quality
TV Type:
Enter this option to select TV type
(PAL, NTSC).
The default is NTSC.
Set the Video Quality of PANEL
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Preference Page
Audio:
Enter this option,user can select preferred
audio language for DVDs.
The default is English.
Note
The audio language depend on the
material on each disc.
User can also change the audio language
durin g play back by pressing theAudio button.

Preference Setup
:Move :Return :Entry
Audio ENG
Subtitle Off
Disc Menu ENG
Parental
Default Reset
1 KID SAFE
2 G
3 PG
4 PG 13
5 PGR
6 R
7 NC 17
8 ADULT
:Move :Return :Entry
Audio ENG
Subtitle Off
Disc Menu ENG
Parental
Default
Preference Setup
:Move :Return :Entry
Audio ENG
Subtitle Off
Disc Menu ENG
Parental
Default
English
French
German
Italian
Preference Setup
Preference Setup
:Move :Return :Entry
Audio ENG
Subtitle Off
Disc Menu ENG
Parental
Default
English
French
German
Italian
Off
Disc Menu:
This function allows you to choose the menu
language stored on the disc.
The default is English.
Note:the disc menu languages depend on the
information available on the disc.
Subtitle:
Select your preferred language to show the
subtitles on the screen.
The default is OFF.
The subtitle languages depend on the
information available on each disc,You can
also change the subtitle language during
playback by press the SUBTITLE button.
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Default:
Select this item and press OK button to reset.
all settings to the original factory settings.
Parental:
Enter this option to set the parental control
level to some unsuitable disc scenes being
watched by the children.
Optional parental control levels: KID SAFE,
G, PG, PG 13, PGR, R, NC17, ADULT.
The default of this option is ADULT.
Make continuously pressing "FUNCTION"
button on the unit 4 times to be the password.

Specification
Note:
1.The quality and speed for reading JPEG photos depend on the resolution
and compression ratio of the photos. Some JPEG photo may not be
played due to the disc quality and the formats.
2.Some DVD+R/RW,DVD-R/RW,CD-R/RW disc may not be played due to
the quality on burning conditions.
Compatible disc: DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, CD-DA,
CD-R/RW, MP3, JPEG
Signal system: PAL/NTSC
Panel size: 7 inch
Picture resolution: 480x234 (RGB)
Frequency response: 20 Hz to 20 kHz
Video output: 1 Vp-p/75 Ohm, unbalanced
Audio output: 1.4 Vrms/10kOhm
Audio S/N: Better than 80 dB
Dynamic range: Better than 85 dB
Laser: Semiconductor Laser, Wave Length: 650 nm/795 nm
Power source: DC 9-12V
Power consumption: 10 W
Operating temperature: 0~40°C
Weight(Monitor/DVD Player): 0.36 / 0.7 kgs
Dimensions (Monitor/DVD Player)(W x D x H):
212x166.5x25mm / 212x 167x 40 mm
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