Valor DV-170 User manual

DV-170
In-Dash DVD player with USB/SD Card reader
OWNER’S MANUAL

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CONTENTS
CONTENTS................................................................................................................................................... 1
PRECAUTION...............................................................................................................................................2
FRONT PANEL & REAR PANEL ..................................................................................................................4
BASIC OPERATION......................................................................................................................................5
REMOTE CONTROL ....................................................................................................................................7
SPECIAL FUNCTION PLAYBACK.............................................................................................................. 11
SYSTEM SETUP......................................................................................................................................... 19
ELECTRICAL CONNECTION..................................................................................................................... 23
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................. 24
TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................................................................................................ 26

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PRECAUTION
This unit is designed and manufactured with the users safety in mind, however any improper use or operation may result in
certain dangers. It is therefore highly recommended to read this thoroughly and adhere to the following precautions.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
* To prevent an electrical shock, do not open the housing of the unit.
In any case of malfunctioning, only have the unit serviced by an approved and qualified service centre.
* Do not expose to any water or to a very humid environment. Do not operate the unit when your hands are wet as this may
cause a short circuit.
* For safe driving, keep the volume low in order to concentrate on traffic conditions.
* Do not clean the unit with alcohol, only clean with a soft dry cloth.
* If the unit has been kept at a high temperature or in a high humidity environment, cool down the car interior before turning on
the unit.
* Do not use the unit for a long time without running the vehicle engine, it may drain the battery and the engine’s vehicle may
not be able to start.
* Before final installation in the dashboard opening, connect the wiring and make sure the unit is working properly.
* Only use parts provided with the unit to ensure proper installation.
* Do not route wiring in places that the heat may melt the wiring insulation.
* When replacing the fuse, ensure that the new fuse has the capacity recommended by the manufacturer.
* The driver must not watch any video or photo files while driving.

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PRECAUTION
OPERATION PRECAUTIONS
* Do not operate the player with scratched, bent or broken discs. When a disc is not loaded properly, do not force it into the
disc loader.
* Never insert any other objects into the disc loader like a coin or pin, etc as this may cause damage or a short circuit.
* Do not use different disc formats other than 12cm round discs.
* Please dispose of used batteries according to the regulations in your country.
* If the unit is disconnected to the battery, it will lose memorized data.
* If the source disc has poor sound quality due to scratches, dirt or a bad recording, the playback sound quality may be poor.
Remote control:
* Do not let the remote control fall onto the floor, where it may become jammed under the brake or accelerator pedals;
* Do not short-circuit, disassemble or heat the battery;
* Do not dispose of the battery in a fire;
* Dispose of used batteries properly.
* Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
* Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
Dolby

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FRONT PANEL
REAR PANEL
1. POWER SWITCH
2. PLAY/PAUSE button
3. SD/MMC CARD Slot
4. STOP button
5. RESET
6. IR window
7. DISC Loading Slot
8. VFD display
9. USB port
10. PREVIOUS/NEXT button
11. AV IN
12. MODE button
13. Disc eject
14. DC IN/OUT
14. EXTERNAL REMOTE
15. CABLE (Audio/Video Input,
Audio/Video Output, Digital Audio Output

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BASIC OPERATION
1. POWER
Press the button to turn on the unit. If a disc already in the tray, it will begin playing.
2. PLAY/PAUSE
Press the button first time to pause playback (still mode). The sound will be muted during still mode.
Press the button twice to resume normal playback.
3. SD/MMC CARD Slot
Insert SD/MMC Card, the unit will play the files automatically.
Note: Once the cards could not eject automatically after pressing, just take it out manually.
4. STOP
Press the button to go to stop mode. As some disc the unit can recall the location where stopped, such as DVDs and audio CDs.
Press PLAY/PAUSE to playback to resume playback form the location where playback is stopped or from the beginning of
the disc.
Press the button twice to stop completely.
5. RESET
Press the button to reset the unit using a sharp object such as a pencil to reset the unit.
6. IR window: To receive IR signal from the remote control.
7. DISC Loading Slot
8. VFD display
9. USB port

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BASIC OPERATION
10. / PREVIOUS/NEXT
During playing, press PREV button can go back to the start of this chapter if the playing time is more than one second, or if
the playing time is short of one second, then press this key to go back to previous chapter.
Each press of NEXT button during playing will skip the current chapter and play the next one.
11. AV IN
Connect the AV cable (not supplied) to your external AV device, then press MODE button to switch to AV mode.
12. MODE
Press the button to select a source: DVD/USB/CARD/INPUT REAR/INPUT FRONT.
Note: select DVD mode to play DVDs, VCDs, CDs or MP3.
13. Disc eject
Press the button to eject a disc when it is loaded into the unit.
14. DC IN/OUT
15. EXTERNAL REMOTE
16. CABLE
It includes Audio/Video Input, Audio/Video Output, and Digital Audio Output.

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REMOTE CONTROL
Installing the battery
1. Open the battery compartment cover.
2. Insert the new batteries. Make sure that the positive and
negative terminals of the batteries are oriented as
indicated.
3. Close the cover.
Use and care of the remote control
Point the remote control to the IR window on the front panel
for operation.
Notes:
Using the battery incorrectly can cause malfunctions. Take
note of the following points for the remote control:
* Keep the battery out of the reach of children. Should the
battery be swallowed, immediately consult a doctor.
* use one CR2023 (3V) lithium battery.
* Remove the battery if the remote control is not to be used for
a month or longer.

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REMOTE CONTROL
1. MUTE
Press to mute the sound, press it again to resume the sound.
2. POWER
Press it to turn on the unit. When the unit is on, press it to turn the unit off.
3. 0-9
Numeric buttons.
4. SUB-T
Press to display the subtitle information of the DVD disc.
5. AUDIO
Press to display the audio information of the disc.
6. SETUP
In media play mode, press to enter into the DVD setup menu.
7. ENTER
Press to confirm your selection.
8. / , /
In case of menu mode, the buttons served as cursor buttons to select item left/right, up/down.
9. SLOW
For some discs, press to start slow forward function.
10. ZOOM
Press to allow the picture to be increased in size.

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REMOTE CONTROL
11. RANDOM
Press to play all tracks in random order.
12. P/N
Press to change between PAL/NTSC.
13. PROG
In media play mode, press to enter into program mode to play the track in your desired sequence.
14. MODE
Refer to the front panel on MODE button.
15. EJECT
Press to eject the disc on the disc slot.
16. A-B
A-B repeat allows a passage to be repeated continuously.
17. REPEAT
In media play mode, press to switch the repeat mode of programs.
18. TITLE
Press to display the title menu of the DVD disc.
19. ANGLE
Press to change the view angle on multi-angle DVD disc.
20. VOL+
Press to increase the volume level.

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REMOTE CONTROL
21. VOL-
Press to decrease the volume level.
22. MENU/PBC
Press this button and screen will display “Root Menu”, select item according to your preference. (This key is valid to DVD disc
possessing multi-layer menu,)
The PBC allows the user to play Video CDs interactively. If PBC is ON, the user can use the digits buttons to select track only in
the menu, if PBC is OFF, the user can select the track directly.
23. STOP
Refer to the front panel on STOP button.
24. PLAY/PAUSE
Press to play/pause the playback.
25. NEXT
Press shortly to skip to the next track.
Press and hold it to activate fast forward function.
26. PREV
Press shortly to skip to the previous track.
Press and hold it to activate fast reverse function.
27. DISPLAY
In media play mode, press to display the on-screen display information.
28. GOTO
GOTO (Disc search button) used in media play mode, cooperatively used with numeric buttons.

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SPECIAL FUNCTION PLAYBACK
DVD PLAYBACK
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◆Rapid forward / rapid reverse
Hold press / on the front panel or / on the remote control during playback.
Each time the button is hold pressed,
the speed of rapid forward /reverse changes according to the disc as follows.
DVD/VCD/CD/MP3:
Normal play X2 X4 X8 X20
◆Slow motion playback (for DVD only)
Press SLOW on the remote control during play. Each time the button is pressed, the speed of slow forward (SF) changes
according to the disc as follows.
DVD:
Normal play 1/2 1/3 1/4 1/5 1/6  1/7
In the slow motion state, press on the remote control or on the front panel to resume the normal playback.
◆Skipping track
Pressing / buttons on the remote control or / on the front panel during playback will skip to the next/previous
track.
When PBC (playback control) ON, these buttons may be unavailable.
Note you can use the numeric buttons (0-9) on the remote control to select the track directly.

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SPECIAL FUNCTION PLAYBACK
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◆DVD video menu play
1. For some DVD disc, pressing MENU button on the remote control will stop the playback and return to the menu that is
stored in DVD disc. The disc will be played automatically and stop at the menu screen.
2. Press / , / cursor buttons on the remote control to move between the highlight bars in the menu.
3. Press ENTER button on the remote control to confirm the selected item.
Zoom function◆
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Allows the picture to be increased in size. Press ZOOM button on the remote control to toggle scan among 1, 2, 3, 4,
1/2, 1/3 and 1/4. When the scale is 1/4, press ZOOM again will exit zoom operation.
During zoom mode, press / , / buttons to move the picture left/right, up/down.
◆Multi-subtitle language function (For DVD)
Press SUB-T button on the remote control during playback. The corresponding information will be shown on the screen.
Each time the button is pressed, the subtitle language changes in the sequential order.
Notes:
The language is different according to the disc. Some discs only contain one subtitle language.
◆Multi-angle function (For DVD)
Press ANGLE button on the remote control during playback. The corresponding information will be shown on the screen.
Each time the button is pressed, the angle changes in sequential order.
Notes:
a) The angle number is different according to the disc.
b) The function only works for discs having scenes recorded at different angles.

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SPECIAL FUNCTION PLAYBACK
◆Multi-audio Language function
Press AUDIO during playback. The corresponding information will be shown on the screen.
Each time the button is pressed, the
audio soundtrack language changes on sequential order.
Notes:
- The language number is different according to the disc.
- Some discs only contain one soundtrack language.
◆Repeat play/Paragraph repeat play
1. When you want to repeat playing the whole disc or track or a chapter in the disc.
Press REPEAT button on the remote control repeatedly to select different repeat mode. For different kinds of discs, pressing
REPEAT button has different effects. For example:
DVD:
REP:[OFF] REP:[CHAPTER] REP:[TITLE]
MP3:
REP:[OFF]  REP:[REP 1]  REP:[REP DIR] REP:[REP ALL]
Note: REPEAT feature does not support VCD2.0 (with PBC ON).
2. When you want to play a paragraph repeatedly, A-B repeat allows a passage to be repeated continuously.
1) Press A-B button first at the start of the required passage: REPEAT A-
2) Press A-B button secondly at the end of the passage: REPEAT A-B
Then the unit will repeat playing the passage you just set from A to B.
3) Pressing A-B button again will exit repeating mode, and “ A-B CANCEL” will be displayed on the screen.

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SPECIAL FUNCTION PLAYBACK
◆Play the tracks in random order
For some discs, when playing, press RANDOM button on the front panel or on the remote control will play the tracks on the
disc in shuffle order. In shuffle on mode, press RANDOM button again will exit shuffle playing.
◆Program play
In program play mode, you can play the track in your desired sequence.
To program play a disc, please follow the next instructions.
For VCD (when PBC OFF) /CD/MP3/WMA disc:
a) Press PROG button on the remote control to enter the program edit interface.
b) Press / , / cursor buttons on the remote control to select the items you want to program. The items you
selected will become highlight.
c) Input the number you want to program by numeric buttons (0-9) on the remote control.
Use cursor buttons to select PLAY on the bottom of the screen, or press ENTER button on remote control to confirm.
And the unit will play the tracks that you programmed.
e) If you want to clear the program, select CLEAR on the screen and press ENTER on the remote control to confirm, and
the unit will cancel the programmed play.
PROG
1 ---- 5 ---- 9 ---- 13 ----
2 ---- 6 ---- 10 ---- 14 ----
3 ---- 7 ---- 11 ---- 15 ----
4 ---- 8 ---- 12 ---- 16 ----
PLAY CLEAR

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SPECIAL FUNCTION PLAYBACK
For DVD disc:
The operation is the same as VCD/CD operation. Press PROG button on the remote control and the following media will display
on the screen:
Note:
When playing tracks that you programmed, press PROG button to enter the program interface, pressing PROG for the second time
will exit the menu and the unit will resume normal play. When you want to return to program play, press PROG to enter
program interface and select PLAY then press ENTER button on the remote control to confirm, it will begin program play.
◆Goto Function
FOR DVD:
Press GOTO button on the remote control, the screen will display the following message:
Use the numeric buttons to input the desired Title, Chapter or Time, then press ENTER button to confirm.
FOR VCD (WITH PBC OFF)/CD/MP3:
You can input the Track and Time then press ENTER to confirm.
PROG
T C T C T C T C
1 --:-- 5 --:-- 9 --:-- 13 --:--
2 --:-- 6 --:-- 10 --:-- 14 --:--
3 --:-- 7 --:-- 11 --:-- 15 --:--
4 --:-- 8 --:-- 12 --:-- 16 --:--
PLAY CLEAR

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SPECIAL FUNCTION PLAYBACK
◆PBC Menu Playback of VCD/SVCD
For some VCD or SVCD discs, there is a menu in order to select the desired contents. This menu is called PBC (Playback
Control) menu.
Press PBC button on the remote control to change between PBC ON and PBC OFF on the disc.
In PBC ON mode, REPEAT, RANDOM, A-B, PROGRAM and GOTO functions are unavailable.
◆On-screen Display Function
Press the DISPLAY button on the front panel or on the remote control during playback to display the console information of the
current disc on the screen.
For an example (when playing a DVD disc):
Once you press DISPLAY button you will see the information as the following order.
1) Item: TT
Function: Display the current title number and total title number.
2) Item: CH
Function: Display the current chapter number and total chapter number.

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SPECIAL FUNCTION PLAYBACK
3) Item: (This icon only displayed for several seconds, after several seconds it will disappeared.)
Function: Display the played time of the current chapter.
4) C-: Display the remaining time of the current chapter.
5) T: Display the played time of the current title.
6) T-: Display the remaining time of the current title.
7) C: Display the played time of the current chapter.
8)
Note: The displayed information is different according to different type of discs.
◆Last Play Memory
1) During disc playback, if you turn off the unit and then turn the unit back on, the DVD player will resume playing from the point
that was just interrupted.
2) During disc playback, if you press MODE button on the remote control or MODE button on the front panel to switch to other
mode, then return to DVD mode again, the unit will resume playing from the point that was just interrupted.
USB FUNCTION INTRODUCTION
On the front of the unit, there is a USB interface. When you connect a USB device through the interface, the unit will search the
files in the USB driver and start to play automatically.
If in other mode, you can also press MODE button to select USB mode.
When playing the audio/video/photo files in the device, the operation is the same with DVD operation described above.
Display the current disc’s AUDIO LANGUAGE, AUDIO TYPE, SUBTITLE LANGUAGE and PLAY ANGLE.

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SPECIAL FUNCTION PLAYBACK
NOTE:
 When in USB play mode, be sure not to remove the USB driver from the USB interface.
When stopping USB play, you can remove the USB drive from the unit.
 The main unit can only support the standard USB-memory disc which is approved by Microsoft.
 USB MP3 player is not standard, which means different brand names or different models have their own standards. So our
product may not support every MP3 player.
 When connecting an MP3 player and there is normal battery in the player (non rechargeable battery), you should remove
the battery from the MP3 player then connect it to the USB interface. Otherwise, it may burst the battery.
SD/MMC CARDS FUNCTION
On the front of the unit, there is a SD card interface. You can insert a SD card into the interface.
When you insert a SD/MMC card in the SD/MMC interface, the unit will search the files in the card and start to play automatically.
The operation is the same with the DVD operation described above.
If in other mode, you can also press MODE button to select SD/MMC mode.
When there are important files in the SD/MMC card, do not connect it to the main unit to play.
For the corresponding operation, please refer to the DVD OPERATION.

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SYSTEM SETUP
Press SETUP button on the remote control to enter setup menu.
a) When the cursor is on the topside, use / buttons to move between the different pages, such as SYSTEM SETUP,
LANGUAGE SETUP, AUDIO SETUP, VIDEO SETUP, SPEAKER SETUP and DIGITAL SETUP.
b) Press button to move the cursor to the setup page below and then you can use / buttons to move between the
different setup options.
c) Press button to display the choice list for each setup option and then use / buttons and ENTER button to change
your selection.
1. SYSTEM SETUP
When you open the setup menu, you will see the system setup page at first, see below:
* TV SYSTEM: Change the TV SYSTEM among NTSC, PAL and AUTO.
* AUTO PLAY: Change between ON and OFF. When AUTO PLAY ON, the unit will skip over the DVD menu to play
automatically.
* TV TYPE: Change the TV TYPE among 4:3 PS, 4:3 LB and 16:9.
SYSTEM SETUP
TV SYSTEM
AUTO PLAY
TV TYPE
PASSWORD
RATING
DEFAULT