To ensure proper use of this product, please read this owner’s manual carefully and retain for future reference. Should the unit require maintenance, contact an authorized service location, or contact APEX Digital Inc.Only qualified service personnel should remove the cover.
Safety Information CAUTION: Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. Please carefully study this manual and always keep it available. There are, however, some installation and operation precautions which you should be aware of.
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Safety Information 14.Protective Attachment Plug - The product is equipped with an attachment plug having overload protection. This is a safety feature. See Instruction Manual for replacement or resetting of protective device. If replacement of the plug is required, be sure the service technician has used a replacement plug specified by the manufacturer that has the same overload protection as the original plug.
Introduction Your DVD video player is a player for digital video discs conforming to the universal DVD video standard. With it, you will be able to enjoy full-length movies with true cinema picture quality, and multichannel sound. Unique features of this player include selection of soundtrack and subtitle languages, different camera angles (depending on the disc), digital outputs to hook up Dolby Digital/DTS.
• Do not touch the playback side of the disc. • Do not attach paper or tape to discs. NOTE: APEX DIGITAL Inc. shall not be responsible for damage that may occur to a disc from being operated in the player.
Table of Contents Safety Precautions...1 Safety Information ...2-3 Introduction ... 4 Notes On Discs... 5 Identification of Controls ... 7 Remote Control... 8 - 9 Connection to a TV ... 10 Connection to Optional Equipment...11-12 What is MP3?...13 MP3 Operation...13 Playing Back a Disc...14 - 17 Locating a Specific Title, Chapter or Track...18 - 19...
Identification of Controls FRONT PANEL REAR PANEL 1 1 1 POWER ON/OFF OPEN/CLOSE ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT R DIGITALAUDIO-COAXIAL OUTPUT S-VIDEO OUTPUT ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT L COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT AC CORD PLAY STOP...
Remote Control THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUAL DESCRIBE THE FUNCTIONS ON THE REMOTE CONTROL. POWER (PAGES 8) NUMBER KEYS (PAGES 15, 18-19, 24, 26, 28) SHUFFLE (PAGE 21) PROGRAM (PAGE 24) KODAK T. E . ( PAGES 26, 28) RESUME SLOW (PAGE 17) S T E P( PAGE 16) S E T U P( PAGES 30-31)
Remote Control PREPARING THE REMOTE CONTROL To operate the DVD video player, you must first place the batteries in the remote control. Open the cover. OPERATING WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL Operating video player with the remote control. BATTERIES INCORRECT USE OF BATTERIES MIGHT CAUSE THEM TO LEAK •...
Connection to a TV GOOD, BETTER, BEST Connecting the DVD video player to your TV. • How to setup the sound output From the SETUP MENU, select GENERAL SETUP by pressing ENTER. Use “down arrow key” and set the “SPDIF OUTPUT” to “SPDIF/RAW ”. GOOD TV Video Input White...
Connection to Optional Equipment WARNING Do not set "SPDIF OUTPUT" to "SPDIF/RAW" via the SETUP MENU displays, unless connecting (the PCM/BITSTREAM jack) a receiver that has the Dolby Digital/DTS decoding. Take precautions as excessive volume may damage your speakers as well as your hearing. Enjoying Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound (GOOD) Dolby Pro Logic Surround...
Connecting to Optional Equipment Enjoy Dolby Digital or DTS (BEST) Dolby Digital/DTS Dolby Digital and DTS programming can deliver surround sound with five discrete full range channels plus a sixth channel for a subwoofer. You can enjoy your APEX DVD with a Dolby Digital or DTS Digital Surround Sound System.
MP3 refers to a new format of music files available for playback over the internet because of the popularity to download music from MP3 websites on to ones computer. APEX DIGITAL is the first company to offer in a home DVD player, the ability to playback CD-R discs recorded with MP3 audio files.
Playing Back a Disc HOW TO PLAYBACK A DISC. Basic Playback (see page 10 -12 for connection details) How to playback DVD video discs. • Turn on the TV and choose the video input source which is connected to the DVD video player. How to enjoy the sound from the audio system •...
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Playing Back a Disc FOR A HIGHER QUALITY PICTURE The DVD discs produce a high resolution picture and abundance of information. This may cause some picture noise on the TV during playback. The noise will vary depending on the selected TV used with the DVD video player. To control picture noise reduce the sharpness adjustment on your TV when viewing DVD discs.
Playing Back a Disc ADVANCED PLAYBACK The DVD video player allows you to playback discs at various speeds. You may also resume playback from the location where you stopped playback. PLAYING AT 2X, 4X, 8X, OR 16X THE NORMAL SPEED You can play back a disc at 2x, 4x, 8x, or 16x the normal speed.
Playing Back a Disc PLAYING IN SLOW-MOTION A disc can also be played back in slow-motion. TV SCREEN (FORWARD) 1/2 the normal speed 1/4 the normal speed 1/8 the normal speed Press the SLOW button during playback The playback speed becomes 1/2, 1/4,1/8, or 1/16 of the normal speed each time you press the SLOW button.
Locating a Specific Title, Chapter or Track THE DVD VIDEO DISCS ARE NORMALLY DIVIDED INTO TITLES. THE TITLES ARE SUB-DIVIDED INTO CHAPTERS. MOREOVER, AUDIO CD and MP3 CD ARE DIVIDED INTO TRACKS. YOU CAN C O N V E N I E N T LY L O C ATE A N Y SPECIFIC TITLE, CHAPTER, OR TRACK WITH THIS DVD VIDEO PLAYER.
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Locating a Specific Title, Chapter or Track LOCATING A TITLE BY NUMBERS You also can locate a specific title by directly selecting a title number. 1. Press GOTO during playback The menu will appear. Menu Title Chapter Audio Subtitle Bitrate 35 Title elapsed 0:18:35 2.
Playing Repeatedly THIS DVD VIDEO PLAYER ALLOWS YOU TO PLAYBACK A SPECIFIC TITLE, CHAPTER, TRACK, OR SEGMENT R E P E AT E D LY. (TITLE REPEAT, CHAPTER/TRACK REPEAT, A-B REPEAT). HOW TO REPEAT A TITLE, CHAPTER, OR TRACK 1. Select the title, chapter, or track you want to repeat. 2.
Playing in Random Order THIS DVD VIDEO PLAYER ALLOWS YOU TO PLAYBACK TITLES, CHAPTERS WITHIN A TITLE, OR TRACKS IN RANDOM ORDER. (RANDOM PLAYBACK) PLAYING TITLES IN RANDOM ORDER This DVD video player will automatically choose the titles in a DVD video disc and play them back randomly. SHUFFLE •...
Zooming a Picture On DVD ZOOMING A PICTURE This DVD video player allows you to zoom into a picture as well as shift the zoom point. Press ZOOM during normal playback or slow - motion. The DVD video player magnifies in the center of the picture. If you press TO RESUME NORMAL PLAYBACK.
Selecting The Camera Angles/ Language / Audio Settings THIS DVD VIDEO PLAYER ALLOWS YOU TO SELECT FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT ANGLES AND LANGUAGES. ANGLE 1 ANGLE 2 Selecting the camera angle HOW TO CHANGE THE CAMERA ANGLE Press the ANGLE button while playing back a scene recorded with multiple angles.
Playing in a Favorite Order COMBINE YOUR FAVORITE TITLES, CHAPTERS, OR TRACKS AND PLAY THEM BACK IN ANY ORDER. PROGRAM UP TO 99 ITEMS INTO THE MEMORY. (PROGRAM PLAYBACK) HOW TO SET TITLES, CHAPTERS, OR TRACKS IN A FAVORITE ORDER The program playback function will automatically playback titles, chapters or tracks in the order preprogrammed.
Selecting Subtitles THIS DVD VIDEO PLAYER ALLOWS YOU TO DISPLAY THE SUBTITLES FROM THOSE INCLUDED ON THE DISC, ON TO YOUR TV SCREEN. Good evening HOW TO DISPLAY SUBTITLES You have the option to select a preferred subtitle from those included on the DVD video disc. SUB-T To TURN OFF the subtitles.
Playing Back Your K NORMAL When a K Picture CD is inserted, an automated slide show is launched, Each picture in the current directory will ODAK be displayed consecutively in a slide-show fashion and will be scaled to fit most of the TV screen. Fifteen slideshow transition modes are provided.
The best known standard from JPEG is IS 10918-1 (ITU-T T.81), which is the first of a multi-part set of standards for still image compression. This allows you to create files (such as photographs, drawings, and most clip-art) that can be archived on a CD-R for viewing on the AD-1110W, computer, or the web. For more information about JPEG’s, please visit www.jpeg.org...
Working With Your JPEG Files SECTION 3: PLAYING YOUR JPEG FILES Normal Slide Show Presentation When a JPEG disc is loaded into the player, a menu will appear on screen. From the Play Mode shown on the menu, select the “FOLDER” option using your direction keys. Each picture in the current directory will be displayed consecutively in a slideshow presentation and will be seated to the most of your TV screen.
Using the On-Screen Display THE DVD VIDEO PLAYER ALLOWS YOU TO VIEW THE OPERAT I O N A L S TATUS AND DISC INFORMATION ON YOUR TV SCREEN. CHECKING THE OPERATIONAL STATUS With this function you can view on your TV the following: -Current title -Track number...
Setting the Parental Lock YOU CAN USE THE PARENTAL LOCK FUNCTION ONLY WITH DVD VIDEO DISCS EQUIPPED WITH THE PARENTAL LOCK FEATURE. SETTING THE PARENTAL LOCK DVD video discs equipped with the parental lock function are rated according to their content. The contents allowed by a parental lock level and the way a DVD video disc can be controlled may vary from disc to disc.
Customizing the Function Settings THIS DVD VIDEO PLAYER ALLOWS YOU TO CUSTOMIZE THE PERFORMANCE TO YOUR PERSONAL PREFERENCE. SPEAKER SETUP GENERALSETUP DISPLAYING THE SETUP MENU SCREEN The SETUP MENU screen asks you to select a setting category from General Setup, Speaker Setup, Dolby Digital Setup, and Preferences. The selected category will provide you the setting details on-screen.
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Customizing the Function Settings -- Dolby Digital Setup -- Dual Mono Dynamic Go To Dolby Digital Setup -- Video Setup Page -- Sharpness Brightness Contrast Go To Video Setup Page -- Preference Page -- TV Type NTSC Audio Subtitle Disc Menu Parental Password Default...
Memo On Output Sounds DISCS AND OUTPUT SOUNDS Sound recording Dolby Digital system Audio setting on SPDIF the setting screen /RAW ANALOG AUDIO OUT jacks Dolby DIGITAL Digital AUDIO OUT jack bitstream MPEG 1 AUDIO LAYER 3 DISC (MP3) MP3 Audio Disc Play Back Capable 1 1 1 DVD Video Discs MPEG 2...
Specifications DVD VIDEO PLAYER/OUTPUTS/SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES DVD VIDEO PLAYER Power supply Power consumption Weight External dimensions Signal system Laser OUTPUTS Video output S video output Audio output (digital audio) Audio output (analog audio) SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES Audio cable (red and white) Remote control Batteries (AA) Video cable (yellow) User’s manual...
Trouble shooting Guide SYMPTOMS AND CORRECTION Symptom No power • Connect the power plug into the wall outlet securely. No picture • Verify the connection from the DVD video output to the TV video input. Then switch TV to appropriate mode (video 1) •...
Proof of purchase is required to receive warranty service such as the original sales receipt showing original date of purchase from an authorized APEX Digital, Inc. dealer in N. America. Keep your original box and packaging in case your unit needs to be shipped to us. You will need to prepay shipping and APEX will pay the cost of shipping the unit back to you.
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APEX DIGITAL, INC. Ontario, CA 91761 909.930.1239 • TEL 909.673.0660 • FAX www.apexdigitalinc.com...
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