Apex Digital AD-1200 manual

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    AD-1200 Safety Precautions The lightning flash with an arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an e[...]

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    AD-1200 2 APEX DIGIT AL 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. 1 .Read Instruction[...]

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    AD-1200 3 APEX DIGIT AL Alternate W arnings - This product is equipped with a three-wire grounding-type plug, a plug having a third (grounding) pin. This plug will only fit into a grounding-type power outlet. This is a safety feature, If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet, contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do [...]

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    AD-1200 4 APEX DIGIT AL d. If the product does not operate normally by following the operating instructions. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to its normal o[...]

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    AD-1200 5 APEX DIGIT AL Introduction Y our new APEX Digital AD-1200 DVD player is designed for you to enjoy all forms of disc media. Y our player will allow you to enjoy full-length motion pictures with "at-the-movies" picture and cinema quality sound. Y our new player also supports CD, and MP3. Y our player also has several unique featur[...]

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    AD-1200 TYPE OF TV SYSTEM Connect this DVD video player to a TV compatible with the NTSC or P AL/3.58 system. Notes on Discs HOW T O HANDLE, CLEAN, AND STORE DISCS. HANDLING DISCS • DO NOT TOUCH THE PLA YBACK SIDE OF THE DISC. • DO NOT A TT ACH P APER OR T APE T O DISCS. NOTE: APEX DIGIT AL INC. SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGE THA T MA Y OC[...]

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    AD-1200 7 APEX DIGIT AL T able of Contents Safety Precautions........................................... 1 Safety Information........................................... 2 - 4 Introduction..................................................... 5 Notes On Discs.............................................. 6 Identification of Controls..................[...]

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    8 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 1200 Identification of Controls FRONT P ANEL REAR P ANEL 1 2 1 POWER ON/OFF 2 DVD TRA Y 3 OPEN/CLOSE 4 PLA Y 5S T O P 6 DVD INDICA TOR LIGHT 7 CD INDICA TOR LIGHT 8 PICTURE CD INDICA TOR LIGHT 9 REMOTE SENSOR 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 DIGIT AL AUDIO-COAXIAL OUTPUT 2 S-VIDEO OUTPUT 3 COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 1 4 COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 2 5 ANA[...]

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    9 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 1200 18. VOLUME(P AGE 9) 19. REPEA T (P AGE. 24) 20. A-B REPEA T 21. MUTE(P AGE 9) 22. GOTO (P AGE 23) 23. CLEAR (P AGE 27) 24. DISPLA Y (P AGE 33) 25. PBC OFF 26. ZOOM (P AGE 26) 27. L/R (P AGE 30,32) 28. ANGLE (P AGE 29) 29. SUBTITLE (P AGE 28) 30. TITLE (P AGE 22) 31 STOP (19, 21, 34) 32. F AST REVERSE (17, 20) 33. F AST FOR[...]

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    10 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 1200 Remote Control Continued 123 Open the cover . OPERA TING WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL Operating DVD video player with the remote control. 1 The remote control must point at the remote sensor , in order for the DVD player to function correctly . Distance: Maximum of 7 m from the front of the remote sensor . Angle: Approximately[...]

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    AD-1200 11 APEX DIGIT AL Connecting to a TV IMPORT ANT NOTICE • T urn of f power and unplug both units before connecting. • If you connect the DVD video player to a video cassette recorder (VCR), or TV/VCR combination, the playback picture will be distorted because all dvd players incorporate copyright protection circuitry by Macrovision. • I[...]

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    12 APEX DIGIT AL AD-1200 Connecting to a TV using a RF Modulator RF-Modulator Y our TV (Back) V To T V Antenna R L UHF/Antenna IN Coaxial Y our VCR (Back) UHF/Antenna OUT Coaxial VIDEO OUT L R 2 1 TV / Video Input Connection TV /Audio Input Connection (R) (R) (L) (L) (V) (V) Connection 1 Figure 1 Connecting the TV to the DVD Note: All VCRs will dis[...]

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    13 APEX DIGIT AL AD-1200 Connecting to a TV using a RF Modulator COAXIAL VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT L R 2 1 RF-Modulator Y our TV (Back) (Back) TV / Video Input Connection TV /Audio Input Connection V To T V Antenna R L (R) (R) (L) (L) (V) To your Cable/Satellite connection (V) UHF/Antenna IN Coaxial Y our Cable/Satellite Box IN OUT IN OUT Y our VCR (Back[...]

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    AD-1200 14 APEX DIGIT AL Enjoying Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound Dolby Pro Logic Surround Enjoy the dynamic realistic sound of Dolby Pro Logic Surround by connecting an amplifier and speaker system (right and left front speakers, a center speaker , and one or two rear speakers). Set "AUDIO OUTPUT" to "ANALOG" via the setup menu.[...]

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    “DTS” and “DTS Digital Out” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. 15 APEX DIGIT AL AD-1200 Enjoy Dolby Digital or DTS 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 . Y ou can enjoy your APEX Digital DVD player with a Dolby [...]

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    AD-1200 16 APEX DIGIT AL What is MP3, and Picture CD? WHA T IS MP3? 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 home computer . APEX Digital is the first company to offer in a home DVD player , the ability to play back CD-R discs recorde[...]

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    AD-1200 APEX DIGIT AL 17 • Fast Forward or Fast Reverse are not available during MP3 playback. • The menu will not refresh when select a track by press its assigned number with the number buttons,the menu will refresh when you select a track using the button. MP3______________________T rack1/1 19 00:00:32 2 TRACK02 3 TRACK03 4 TRACK04 5 TRACK05[...]

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    18 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 1200 1. Press the POWER button displayed on the front panel. The POWER indicator will illuminate green, as the DVD video player turns on. 2. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button. This will open the disc tray . With the playback side down. 3. Place the disc on the disc tray . 4. Press PLA Y After closing the disc tray playback will star[...]

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    19 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 1200 Playing Back a Disc Continued STOP FOR A HIGHER QUALITY PICTURE DVD discs produce a high resolution picture. This may cause some picture artifacts on the TV during playback. The artifacts will vary depending on the TV used with the DVD video player . T o control picture artifacts reduce the sharpness setting on your TV wh[...]

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    20 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 1200 Playing Back a Disc Continued PLA YING A T X2, X4, X8 OR X20 THE NORMAL SPEED Y ou can play back a disc at x2, x4, x8 or x20 the normal speed. Press the REV or FWD button during playback. The playback speed becomes 2x the normal speed. The playback speed changes, each time you press the REV or FWD button. REV : Fast rever[...]

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    21 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 1200 Playing Back a Disc Continued SLOW 1/2 1/4 1/6 1/7 RESUMING PLA YBACK FROM THE SAME LOCA TION This DVD video player allows you to stop playback and continue playback later from the same location on the disc. 1. Press the STOP button This will interrupt the playback and the DVD video player will memorize the location where[...]

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    22 APEX DIGIT AL AD-1200 This DVD video player allows you to locate consecutive chapters or tracks. Press the SKIP or button repeatedly to display the requested chapter or track SKIP SKIP The DVD video player starts playback from the selected chapter or track. How to locate preceding chapters or tracks • When you press the SKIP button, the DVD vi[...]

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    23 APEX DIGIT AL AD-1200 VIEW INDIVIDUAL CHAPTERS 1.If the DVD video disc contains different chapters, you can locate a specific chapter . Press MENU. 2. Select chapter/track by numbers The DVD player starts to play selected chapter . • Return to normal playback, press MENU again. Locating a Specific T itle, Chapter or T rack Continued To select [...]

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    24 APEX DIGIT AL AD-1200 Playing Repeatedly THIS DVD VIDEO PLA YER ALLOWS YOU TO PLA YBACK A SPECIFIC TITLE, CHAPTER, TRACK, OR SEGMENT REPEA TEDL Y . (TITLE REPEA T , CHAPTER/TRACK REPEA T , A-B REPEA T) HOW TO REPEA T A TITLE, CHAPTER, OR TRACK 1. Select the title, chapter , or track you want to repeat 2. Press the REPEA T button The repeat mode [...]

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    25 APEX DIGIT AL AD-1200 PLA YING TITLES IN RANDOM ORDER This DVD video player will automatically choose the titles in a DVD video disc and play them back randomly . 1. Press the SHUFFLE button . The DVD video player will now start random playback. NOTICE • While you are stopped the random playback function, it will not operate with the memory pl[...]

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    26 APEX DIGIT AL AD-1200 ZOOMING A PICTURE The 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 during zoom playback, the zoom point shifts. Zooming a Picture / Enhance V ideo Effect TO RES[...]

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    27 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 1200 Playing in a Favorite Order YOU CAN COMBINE YOUR F A VORITE TITLES, CHAPTERS, OR TRACKS AND PLA Y THEM BACK IN ANY ORDER. YOU CAN PROGRAM UP TO 99 ITEMS INTO THE MEMORY . (PROGRAM PLA YBACK) The program playback function will automatically playback titles, chapters, or tracks in the order preprogrammed. To reset program, [...]

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    28 APEX DIGIT AL AD - 1200 Selecting Subtitles HOW TO DISPLA Y SUBTITLES Y ou have the option to select a preferred subtitle from those included on some DVD video disc. Press the SUB-T button during playback. SUB-T To TURN OFF the subtitles. Press the SUB-T during playback until the subtitles disappears. SUB-T NOTICE • Due to the nature of some D[...]

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    29 APEX DIGIT AL AD-1200 Selecting the Camera Angles/ Language / Audio Settings THIS DVD VIDEO PLA YER ALLOWS YOU TO SELECT FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT ANGLES AND LANGUAGES. AUDIO NOTICE • The angle function will not work on DVD video discs that do not contain the multiple angle features. • During still playback, you are able to change the camera an[...]

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    30 APEX DIGIT AL AD-1200 NORMAL When a K ODAK Picture CD is inserted, an automated slide show is launched, Each picture in the current directory will be displayed consecutively in a slide-show fashion and will be scaled to fit most of the TV screen. T welve slideshow transition modes are provided. Use “ L/R ” key to select: Customers can set ?[...]

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    AD-1200 31 APEX DIGIT AL W orking With Y our JPEG Files Section 1: What is a JPEG? Section 1: How to Create a JPEG Using your computer and a favorite computer software, you can create JPEG files capable of being played back on you TV Screen. 1) Open your computer software. 2) Locate the file menu and choose Open 3) Depending on your software, you c[...]

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    32 APEX DIGIT AL AD-1200 There are four modes to transform: “90 ”, “180 ”, “270 ”, and “Normal”. These operations are allowed only when a picture is being displayed normally , and will be cancelled automatically when a new picture is displayed. The ANGLE key is used to rotate the image. Each time press it, the image rotates for 90 .[...]

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    33 APEX DIGIT AL AD-1200 CHECKING THE OPERA TIONAL ST A TUS With this function, you can view on your TV , the following: -T ype of disc -Current title -T rack number -T otal playing time -Audio -Subtitle -Angle Press DISPLA Y during playback T otal playing time of the disc is displayed in the DVD display . TO TURN OFF THE ON- SCREEN DISPLA Y Press [...]

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    34 APEX DIGIT AL AD-1200 4. Select Ratings again, press ENTER 5. After select ratings, then select Password setting password. 6. Enter your password then press ENTER The pre-set password is 7. Press SETUP to exit setup, press PLA Y to start. TO CHANGE YOUR P ASSWORD: 1. Follow step 4 to select password. 2. Enter old password. 3. Enter new password.[...]

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    35 APEX DIGIT AL AD-1200 1. Press SETUP . THIS DVD VIDEO PLA YER ALLOWS YOU TO CUST OMIZE THE PERFORMANCE TO YOUR PERSONAL PREFERENCES. DISPLA YING THE SETUP MENU SCREEN The SETUP MENU screen asks you to select a setting category from Language, Video, Audio and Rating. The selected category will provide you the setting details using the succeeding [...]

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    36 APEX DIGIT AL AD-1200 DVD Video Discs CD MP3 CD Sound recording system Audio setting on the setting screen ANALOG AUDIO OUT jacks DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT jack Memo On Output Sounds DISCS AND OUTPUT SOUNDS Dolby Digital SPDIF /RA W _____ Dolby Digital bitstream SPDIF /RA W o PCM (48kHz) PCM44.1 kHz SPDIF /RA W SPDIF /PCM o PCM (44.1kHz) MP3 SPDIF /RA [...]

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    37 APEX DIGIT AL AD-1200 V ideo output 1.0 V (p-p), 75 Ω , negative sync., pin jack x 1 S video output (Y) 1.0 V (p-p), 75 Ω negative sync., Mini DIN 4-pin x 1 (C) 0.286 V (p-p), 75 Ω Audio output (digital audio) 0.5 V (p-p), 75 Ω , pin jack x 1 Audio output (analog audio) 2.0 V (rms), 10K Ω , pin jack(L,R) x 1 OUTPUTS Specifications DVD [...]

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    38 APEX DIGIT AL AD-1200 T rouble Shooting Guide Check the following guide for a possible correction to a problem before contacting customer service. Check F AQ at our website: www .apexdigitalinc.com/ SYMPTOMS AND CORRECTION Symptom No power No picture No sound Picture Appears Soft or too much edge enhancement Black & White picture The playbac[...]

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    39 APEX DIGIT AL AD-1200 Limited W arranty PLA YERS 90 DA YS LABOR ONE YEAR REPLACEMENT OF P ARTS WHO IS COVERED? 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[...]