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Apex Digital AD-500A manual

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    1 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A Safety Precautions The lightning flash with a arrowhead symbol within an equilater al triangle is intended to aler t the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous v oltage" within the product's enclosure that ma y be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electr ic shoc k to persons. The e xclama[...]

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    2 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A Impor tant Saf ety Instructions 1. R EAD T HE O WNER ’ S M ANU AL - Fo llo w all the operating and installation instructions. 2. R ET AIN I NSTRUCTIONS - The saf ety and operating instructions should be retained for future use . 3. P AY A TTENTION TO W ARNINGS - All war nings on the appliances and in the operating instruct[...]

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    3 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A Impor tant Saf ety Instructions 16. D ISC - Do not use a def or med, crack ed, or heavily scratched disc. Using these disc will limit your viewing pleasure, and/or ma y damage the inter nal workings of y our machine . 17. L IGHTING AND P O WER S URGES - Use a power strip to help eliminate surges and spikes caused b y lightin[...]

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    4 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A Intr oduction Y our D VD video pla yer is a pla y er f or digital video discs conf or ming to the univ ersal D VD video standard. With it, you will be able to enjo y full-length mo vies with true cinema picture quality , and stereo or multi-channel sound (depending on the disc , and on y our pla ybac k setup). The unique f e[...]

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    5 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A Ta bl e of Contents Saf ety Precautions ........................... 1 Impor tant Safety Instructions ........... 2 - 3 Introduction ........................................ 4 Identification of Controls .................... 6 D VD Displa y ....................................... 7 Remote Control ..............................[...]

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    6 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A Identification of Contr ols FR ONT P ANEL REAR P ANEL 1S -VIDEO OUT 2 COMPOSITE VIDEO OUT 3 COMPOSITE A UDIO OUT 4 COMPOSITE A UDIO OUT 5C O AXIAL OUT 6P O WER CORD INPUT 4 3 1 2 6 5 PAU S E R ETURN PLA Y PAU S E STANDBY PREV NEXT MENU P .B.C. MIN MAX /mp3 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3 1P O W E R ON/OFF 2D I SC LOADING TRA Y 3D VD DISP[...]

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    7 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A D VD Display • Other indicators When pla ying back the same title, chapter or trac k repeatedly . When pla yback is paused. When pla ying back a specific segment repeatedly . (A-B repeat) During memor y playbac k. During shuffle playbac k. When pla ying back the entire disc repeatedly . When the camera angle can be changed[...]

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    8 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A Remote Contr ol REMOTE CONTR OL RC-210 17. DIGEST 18. TIME SEARCH 19. RESUME 20. REMAIN 21. ZOOM 22. SLO W PLA Y 23. PA USE/STEP 24. MENU 25. RETURN 26. REPEA T 27. A-B REPEA T 28. A UDIO MODE 29. SUBTITLE 30. MUTE ( ) 31. LANGU AGE ( ) 1. OSD 2. DIMMER 3. NUMBER BUTT ONS 4. SEARCH 5. SETUP 6. TITLE 7. PLA Y 8. PREV/NEXT 9. [...]

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    9 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A Remote Contr ol Continued 1 2 3 Open the battery cover . OPERA TING WITH THE REMO TE CONTROL Operating D VD video pla yer with the remote control. 1 The remote control m ust point at the remote sensor , in order f or the D VD player to function correctl y . Make sure there is no barrier between them. Distance: Maximum of 5 m[...]

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    10 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A 1. If the TV has S-VIDEO input, please connect the unit and the TV with S-VIDEO cord (not supplied). Y ou do not hav e to connect it to VIDEO . S-VIDEO will ensure clearer image . 2. Y ou hav e to set the unit according to the TV to be connected. • If the system of the TV is P AL, push SYSTEM and select P AL. • If the s[...]

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    11 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A CONNECTED T O AN ORDINAR Y AMPLIFIER CONNECTED T O A RECEIVER WITH DOLBY DIGIT AL/DTS DECODER Preparation Bef ore Operation • This connection is f or Analog A udio only . WHA T IS VCD? Size and shape of an y regular music CD with the same digital audio , plus good video capability . It is a new video f or mat that offers [...]

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    12 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A Connecting to a TV using a RF Modulator RF-Modulator Yo ur TV (Back) VT o T V A n tenna R L UHF/Antenna IN Coax ial Y our VCR (Back) UHF/Antenna OUT Co axial COAX IAL VIDEO OUT A UDIO OUT L R 2 1 D VD (Back) TV / Video Input C onntection TV /Audio Input C onntection (R) (R) (L) (L) (V) (V) Connection 1 Figure 1 Connecting t[...]

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    13 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A Connecting to a TV using a RF Modulator COAXI AL VIDEO OUT AUDI O OUT L R 2 1 RF-Modulator Y our T V (Back) (Back) TV / Video Input C onn tection TV /Audio Input C onn tection VT o T V Antenna R L (R) (R) (L) (L) (V) To your Cable/Satelite connection (V) UHF/Antenna IN Co axial Y our Cable/Satelite Box IN OUT IN OUT Y our V[...]

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    14 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A Basic Operations TV/A UDIO SELECTION Press PO WER on the TV and audio system. 1. Press “TV/VIDEO” on the TV , select VIDEO mode (TV). • Select S-VIDEO mode to connect to S-VIDEO (if a vailab le). 2. Select the correct audio input on the receiv er . • Each receiv er is diff erent from another , please refer to the ma[...]

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    15 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A 1. If the system of the TV is P AL: Press SYSTEM and select P AL. Basic Operations SYSTEM SETTING According to the system of the TV to be connected, set the system of the unit to make it match the TV . PA USE Press STEP . • When playing pictures: If the pictures of D VD and VCD are pla y ed, press STEP to mak e pla ybac k[...]

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    16 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A PBC PLA Y (PBC - PLA Y BA CK CONTROL) When pla ying a SUPER-VCD , VCD 2.0, you can enjo y the basic interactiv e function. Example: VCD 2.0 1. Press , the screen shows the home men u. 2. Press number b uttons to select. Example: select home menu 1. 3. The screen sho ws the sub-menu after the unit enters home menu 1. 4. Pres[...]

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    17 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A Basic Operations SELECT WITH NUMBER BUTT ONS Load a disc. Press number buttons to select trac ks after the unit finishes reading the disc. 1. If the trac k number is less than 10, just push b uttons 1-10. Example: push 8 to select track 8. 2. If the trac k number is o v er 10, press +10 once and a button among 1-10. Example[...]

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    18 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A Pla y Discs in V arious W a ys A UDIO MODE Y ou ma y select a needed language from a multi-language D VD and SUPER-VCD . Y ou ma y select the right channel, left channel, or stereo from a multi-channel CD or VCD . WHEN PLA YING D VD Press , the screen shows orderly: Diff erent discs differ in languages. 1 A UDIO 1/4: MPEG 2[...]

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    19 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A Continued Pla y Discs in V arious W a ys FA S T PLA Y When pla ying a disc, you ma y play it f orward f ast or rev erse it f ast to find what you need. SLO W PLA Y Enjo y slow motions by the f ollowing steps. WHEN PLA YING D VD 1. Press to pla y slowly . Each time you press the b utton, the screen shows orderly: 2. Press to[...]

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    20 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A Pla y Discs in V arious W a ys REPEA T PLA Y This function can be used to repeatedly pla y a title, chapter , track, disc or some part on a disc. WHEN PLA YING D VD Y ou ma y repeat a title or chapter . 1. Repeat a chapter Press REPEA T , the screen shows: 2. Repeat a title Press REPEA T , the screen shows: 3. Remov e “RE[...]

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    21 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A Continued Pla y Discs in V arious W a ys SELECT SUBTITLES When pla ying a multi-subtitle D VD or SUPER-VCD , you ma y select one subtitle to show it on the screen. WHEN PLA YING D VD 1. Press SUBTITLE to select one. 2. Remov e the subtitle Press SUBTITLE until the screen shows “SUBTITLE OFF”. WHEN PLA YING SUPER-VCD A s[...]

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    22 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A Pla y Discs in V arious W a ys SELECT ANGLES Some discs hav e images with diff erent screen angles, y ou may select among them. For e xample, when y ou wa tch a r unning train, y ou ma y watch it from the front, the left window or the right window without stopping it. Example: A D VD has four screen angles at y our option. [...]

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    23 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A Continued Pla y Discs in V arious W a ys WHEN PLA YING SUPER-VCD , VCD , CD To jump to a specific time, use TIME SEARCH to set the time for the desired location. Example: Pla y from 00:01:38 of track 6. 1. Press button 6 to select tr ac k 6. 2. Press TIME SEARCH. 3. Press button 0, 1, 3, 8 to enter the time . • The unit p[...]

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    24 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A ZOOMING A PICTURE This function can be used to watch a motion or motionless picture . WHEN PLA YING D VD , SUPER-VCD, VCD 1. Press ZOOM. The picture is enlarged tw o times. 2. Press ZOOM again. The picture is enlarged f our times as big. 3. Press / / / to shift the enlarged picture. 4. T o resume the picture, push ZOOM unti[...]

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    25 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A PROGRAM PLA Y Y ou ma y program the tr ac ks on a disc and pla y them in the programmed order . WHEN PLA YING D VD , SUPER-VCD, VCD, CD 1. After the unit stops, push PLA Y MODE to select. 2. Using the numbered b utton, select the items y ou want in the order y ou w ant them programmed in. Example: Press 2, 4, 6, 8. Notes: P[...]

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    26 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A DIGEST PLA Y This function can be used to look through the content of the trac k or a disc. WHEN PLA YING D VD 1. Press DIGEST after the unit stops. The unit begins to look through the titles (or chapters), and shows the star ting pictures of each title (or chapter) on the screen. Each page has nine pictures and their locat[...]

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    27 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A 2. Press number b uttons to select a digest mode. • Press button 1 f or INTR O. The unit plays the fir st ten seconds of each track one after another . • Press button 2 f or DISC DIGEST . The unit shows ten starting pictures of all the tracks on the screen sim ultaneously . If the trac k number is more than 9, press to [...]

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    28 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A Function Settings[...]

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    29 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A Function Settings Continued[...]

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    30 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A Function Settings[...]

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    31 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A Function Settings Continued[...]

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    PREFERENCES A UDIO >> ENGLISH FRENCH SP ANISH CHINESE JAP A NESE SUBTITLE >> ENGLISH FRENCH SP ANISH CHINESE JAP A NESE OFF DISC MENU >> ENGLISH CHINESE FRENCH SP ANISH JAP A NESE 32 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A Function Settings The setting structure is: P ASSWORD MODE • ON: The pass word works, “PREFERENCES” is dim and can not be[...]

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    33 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A Function Settings Continued PREFERENCES COUNTR Y/REGION >> CHINA FRANCE JAP AN GBR USA P ARENT AL >> 1. KID SAFE 2. G 3. PG 4. PG 13 5. 6. PG-R 7. NC-17 DEF A UL TS >> RESET SELECT LANGU A GE If a language mentioned abov e is recorded on the disc , you can select sounds , subtitles or disc menu language. I[...]

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    34 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A Notes on Discs HO W T O HANDLE, CLEAN, AND ST ORE DISCS. HANDLING DISCS • Do not touch the pla yback side of the disc. • Do not attach paper or tape to discs. CLEANING DISCS • Finger prints and dust on the disc cause picture and sound deterioration. Wipe the disc from the center outward with a soft cloth. Alwa ys keep[...]

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    35 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A Video output 1.0 V (p-p), 75 Ω , negativ e sync., pin jack x 1 S video output (Y) 1.0 V (p-p), 75 Ω negativ e sync., Mini DIN 4-pin x 1 (C) 0.286 V (p-p), 75 Ω A udio output (digital audio) 0.5 V (p-p), 75 Ω , pin jac k x 1 A udio output (analog audio) 2.0 V (r ms), 330 Ω , pin jac k(L,R) x 1 OUTPUTS Specification[...]

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    36 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A Bef ore Calling Ser vice P ersonnel Check the f ollowing guide for the possible cause of a prob lem before contacting service. SYMPT OMS AND CORRECTION Symptom No power No picture No sound The pla yback picture has occasional distor tion Brightness is unstable or noises are produced on pla yback pictures The D VD video pla [...]

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    37 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A TYPE OF DISC HO W T O ENJO Y VIDEO CD without PBC A udio and movie can be pla yed back b y operating the unit in the (VERSION 1.1) same wa y as the audio CD . VIDEO CD with PBC In addition to the operation of the VIDEO CD without PBC, y ou can (VERSION 2.0) enjoy a pla yback with inter activ e software and softw are with se[...]

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    38 APEX DIGIT AL AD-500A Limited W arranty D VD PLA YER 90 D A YS LABOR ONE YEAR REPLA CEMENT OF P ARTS WHO IS CO VERED? A proof of purchase is required to receive w arranty ser vice. A sales receipt or other document showing original date of purchase is considered proof of purchase. WHA T IS CO VERED? W arranty repair is one (1) year limited w arr[...]