Audiovox AVD400TA manual

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    A VD400T A SLOT -IN DVD PLA YER WITH BUIL T -IN TV TUNER Owner ’ s Manual AVD400TA DVDPLAY ER DOLBY[...]

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    2 A . Welcome Thank you for choosing the A VD400T A DVD Player . The A VD400T A is designed to optimize the enjoyment of your favorite DVDs in the mobile environment. This DVD Player is constructed to provide years of reliable, trouble-free service. Please read this manual thoroughly prior to operating the player and save it for future reference. B[...]

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    3 SAFETY PRECAUTION For safety reasons do not allow children to unfasten seat-belts to change video media or make any adjustments to the system. Enjoy your enter- tainment system but always remember the safety of all passengers is the number one priority . IMPORT ANT NOTICE It is unlawful in most states for a person to drive a motor vehicle which i[...]

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    4 4. DISCS or (DISC Media) Do not use irregularly shaped discs such as heart or star-shaped discs as they may cause the unit to malfunction. Do not stick pa- per , tape or glue on the disc. Do not expose the disc to direct sun- light or heat sources. Do not touch the surface of the disc. Handle the disc by its edges. Clean the disc by wiping the di[...]

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    5 C. Contents 1. 1 Main Unit 2. 1 Remote control with one Battery 3. 1 12VDC Power Harness 4. 2 Brackets with 4 Screws 5. 1 Remote IR Receiver 6. 1 A V cable (RCA to RCA) 7. 1 Owner's Manual (not shown) X 4 AUDIO VOX 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. AVD400TA DV DPLAYE R DOLBY[...]

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    6 1. Power Button 2. Play/S top/Memory Button 3. Mode Button 4. Remote Control Sensor 5. Video Input 6. Left Audio Input 7. Right Audio Input 8. Next Button 9. Previous Button 10 . Eject Button 1 1. IR Input 12. Antenna Input 13 . Audio R Output Jack 14 . Audio L Output Jack 15 . Video Output Jack 16 . S-Video Output Jack 17 . External Remote Eye I[...]

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    7 AUDIOV OX E. Remote Control View (Refer to Figure 2) 1) MODE Button 2) POWER Button 3) MENU Button 4) UP/DOWN/ LEFT/RIGHT Button 5) ENTER/PLA Y/ADD Button 6) VOLUME +/- Buttons 7) NUMERIC KEYP AD 8) 10+ Button 9) TITLE Button 10) AUDIO Button 1 1) REPEA T Button 12) SUBTITLE Button 13) DISPLA Y Button 14) EJECT Button 15) SETUP Button 16) P AUSE [...]

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    8 F . Connections Figure 3 1. Powering your DVD Player ( Refer to Figure 3) Connect the black wire (-) to the vehicle ground. Connect the red wire (+) to a switched (Accessory) 12VDC source. Plug the other end into the 12VDC input jack on the back of the unit. 2. Remote IR Receiver ( Refer to Figure 3) Plug the 1/8” plug on the remote IR cable in[...]

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    9 4. Connecting an External Video Source ( Refer to Figure 3) T o connect a video game or another audio/video source, plug the A/V cable into the A/V input jacks on the front of the DVD player . 5. Connecting a TV Antenna (Refer to Figure 3) Connect an optional TV antenna to the “TV ANTENNA” jack on the back of the DVD player . POWER EJECT PLA [...]

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    10 2. MENU A DVD is divided into sections called titles and chapters. When you play a DVD, a root menu of the disc will appear on the screen of your TV or Monitor . Contents of the menu will vary depending on the disc content. Press MENU during playback to display the main menu. Some DVDs only allow you to select disc playback options using the DVD[...]

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    11 3. DISPLA Y 1) Display mode During playback press DISPLA Y once to display items 5, and 7. Press DISPLA Y twice to display the current disc playback information. Press display again to remove the display . Display Mode 1. The type of disc. 2. The number of current title. 3. The number of total titles. 4. The number of current chapter . 5. The el[...]

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    12 4. ANGLE During playback press ANGLE to change the current angle of discs contain- ing multi-angles. (Y ou can see item 8 in the display change) If the disc has only one angle, you will see on the screen when pressing ANGLE indicat- ing that no other angles are available. 5. SUBTITLE During disc playback press SUBTITLE* to select the desired sub[...]

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    13 9. PLA YING AUDIO CDS When playing an audio CD the A VD400T A will automatically display the disc playback information. The options below show you what information is displayed. Press the ‘ DISPLA Y ’ button to remove the display . 1. The current track. 2. The number of total tracks. 3. Playing time of the disc. 4. Remaining time of the disc[...]

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    14 As you toggle through the options, the repeat option changes. The selected repeat option loops repeatedly until its turned off. 10. PLA YING MP3 DISCS MP3 is a digital audio format. An audio CD-quality song is compressed into the MP3 format with no significant loss of audio quality . CD-R / RW discs that have been encoded in MP3 format are compa[...]

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    15 USING THE REPEA T FEA TURE The default mode for the Repeat feature is OFF . Pressing REPEA T consecutively changes the repeat options: • Repeat Single(repeat playback of a song) • Repeat All (repeat playback of all folder) • Off (normal playback) Pressing REPEA T a 3rd time will resume normal playback. As you toggle through the options, th[...]

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    16 12. SETUP Press STOP and then Press ‘SETUP’ to display the Main screen of the SETUP Menu on the screen. Press ‘SETUP’ again to exit the SETUP Menu and the unit will resume it’s last playback mode. Main ‘SETUP’ Menu Screen 1) Select language using the LEFT/RIGHT buttons. ‘Language’ Display Menu a. Select ‘OSD Menu’ using the[...]

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    17 b. Select ‘Subtitle’ using the UP/DOWN buttons, then press ENTER to enter the submenu. Select the ‘Subtitle’ language you desire using the UP/DOWN buttons, then press ENTER to confirm the setting. ‘Subtitle’ Display c. Select “Audio” using the UP/DOWN buttons, then press ENTER to enter the submenu. Select the audio language you d[...]

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    18 2) Select ‘Video’ by using the LEFT/RIGHT buttons, press ENTER to enter the Video set up page. ‘Video’ Display a. Select ‘TV Shape’ using the UP/DOWN buttons, then press ENTER to enter the submenu. Select the aspect ratio you desire using the UP/DOWN buttons, then press ENTER to confirm the setting. ‘TV Shape’ Display * 4:3/PS: W[...]

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    19 b. Select ‘TV System’ using the UP/DOWN buttons, then press ENTER to enter the submenu. Select the TV System you desire using the UP/ DOWN buttons, then press ENTER to confirm the setting. ‘TV System’ Display 3) Select ‘AUDIO’ using the LEFT/RIGHT buttons. ‘AUDIO’ Display Menu a. Select ‘DIGIT AL OUT’ using the UP/DOWN button[...]

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    20 4) Select ‘Rating’ by using the LEFT/RIGHT buttons, press ENTER to enter the Rating set up page. ‘Rating’ Display b. Select ‘LPCM 48k DS’ using the UP/DOWN buttons, then press ENTER to enter the submenu. Select the LPCM output you desire using the UP/DOWN buttons, then press ENTER to confirm the setting. ‘DTS’ Display Select ‘P[...]

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    21 NOTE: For 1st time use the default password is 3308. NOTE: The Default Password is 3308 . This password is always effective even after you have selected your own password and changed it. T o avoid the possibility of others using the default password to set the parental level and change the password, you can record this default password in anothe[...]

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    22 H. Specification Supported media Signal format system TV System DVD Video format Video output Audio output Signal-to-noise ratio Harmonic distortion Dynamic range Wow and flutter Power source Power consumption Operating temperature S torage temperature Operating humidity Dimensions (W x H x D) Weight NTSC/P AL NTSC VHF UHF Horizontal 720 pixel, [...]

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    23 AUDIOVOX ELECTRONICS CORP. (the Company) warrants to the original retail purchaser of this product that should this product or any part thereof, under normal use and conditions, be proven defective in material or workmanship within 36 months from the date of original purchase, such defect(s) will be repaired or replaced with reconditioned produc[...]

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    128-7394 © 2005 Audiovox Electronics Corp., 150 Marcus Blvd., Hauppauge, N.Y. 11788[...]