Clarion VS738 manual

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    VS738 DIGIT AL MEDIA PLA YER OWNER’S MANUAL INST ALLA TION GUIDE BEDIENUNGSHANDBUCH INST ALLA TIONSANLEITUNG MODE D’EMPLOI GUIDE D’INST ALLA TION MANUALE DELL ’UTENTE GUIDA PER L ’INST ALLAZIONE MANUAL DEL USUARIO GUÍA DE INST ALACIÓN GEBRUIKS- EN INST ALLA TIEHANDLEIDING BRUKSANVISNING INST ALLA TIONSGUIDE MANUAL DO PROPRIETÁRIO GUIA [...]

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    1 ENGLISH Features • Features Compatible with P AL DVD (Video CD) and NTSC DVD (Video CD) This player can play discs recorded in either P AL or NTSC format. - A single LSI chip now integrates all major DVD playback circuit functions including the MPEG2 decoder , video D/A converter , and audio decoders. - L/R stereo analog audio outputs (RCA) for[...]

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    2 Contents Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Disc Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    3 ENGLISH Safety Information • Caution - THIS MOBILE DVD PLA YER IS A CLASS I LASER PRODUCT . HOWEVER THIS MOBILE DVD PLA YER USES A VISIBLE/ INVISIBLE LASER BEAM WHICH CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS RADIA TION EXPOSURE IF DIRECTED. - BE SURE T O OPERA TE THE MOBILE DVD PLA YER CORRECTL Y AS INSTRUCTED. - USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OTHER THAN THOSE SPEC[...]

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    4 Disc Notes • Disc Formats Supported by This Player DVD 12 cm disc/8 cm disc (Single-sided disc only) Video CD 12 cm disc/8 cm disc CD/CD-R/RW , MP3 12 cm disc/8 cm disc • Discs Which Cannot Be Played with This Player - DVD-ROM - DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD-RAM - CD-ROM - Photo CD - CD-DA with Copy Protection - DVDs with a Region number other than “2?[...]

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    5 ENGLISH Disc Notes • Preparing New Discs with Rough Spots A new disc may have rough edges on its inside and outside edges. If a disc with rough edges is used, the proper setting will not be performed and the player will not play the disc. Therefore, remove the rough edges in advance by using a ball-point pen or pencil as shown below . T o remov[...]

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    6 Installation • Notes: - Choose the mounting location where the unit will not interfere with the normal driving function of the driver . - Before finally installing the unit, connect the wiring temporarily and make sure it is all connected up properly and the unit and the system work properly . - Use only the parts included with the unit to ensu[...]

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    7 ENGLISH Installation Removing the unit 1. Frame 2. Insert fingers into the groove in the front of frame and pull out to remove the frame. (When re-attaching the frame, point the side with the groove downwards and attach it.) 3. Lever Insert the levers supplied with the unit into the grooves at both sides of the unit as shown in figure until they [...]

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    8 Installation - Installation Bracket-mount (Method C) If installation of the DVD player in a DIN slot is impossible or undesirable, it can be installed in alternative installation locations using the supplied mounting brackets. 1. Use flat head machine screws (M5 × 5) to fix the installation brackets to the unit (on both sides) in the desired dir[...]

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    9 ENGLISH Using the Detachable Front Panel • T o Detach the Front Panel 1. Press the OPEN button, then the front panel will be folded down. 2. Remove the front panel by pulling its middle-hand side outward. 3. For safekeeping, store the front panel in the supplied protective case immediately after being removed. 4. Push the front metal plate into[...]

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    10 Electric Connection DVD MAIN UNIT (VIEW FROM REAR) OUT IN SPDF DIGIT AL OUT IR WHITE WHITE RED RED YELLOW YELLOW YELLOW RED BLACK TO POWER SUPPL Y AUDIO-L AUDIO-L AUDIO-R AUDIO-R VIDEO VIDEO A V -OUT A V -IN EXTERNAL REMOTE RECEIVER MEMOR Y BACK-UP GROUND (B-) IGNITION SWITCH (B+)[...]

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    11 ENGLISH Remote Control 1. POWER Button for switching the equipment ON or OFF . 2. 0-9 Numerical buttons. 3. ILL/GOTO Button for adjusting the brightness of the VFD Display , or performing time search during play . 4. 7 Press to stop playback. 5. 1 / ¡ Fast forward ¡ and fast reverse 1 buttons. 6. ] / [ Button for advancing to the start of the [...]

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    12 Preparing the Remote Control Unit for Use • Inserting the Batteries 1. Open the battery compartment cover . 2. Insert the new batteries. Make sure that the positive and negative poles of the battery are positioned as show inside the battery compartment. 3. Close the battery compartment. 4. Batteries required: two AAA batteries. • Using the R[...]

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    13 ENGLISH Basic Operation • Stop Play - Briefly press the 7 STOP button to stop playback, and press the PLA Y button to continue normal play . - Press the 7 STOP button twice. The player will stop and return to the first section or chapter . • Fast Forward/Fast Reverse - Press ¡ FF or 1 REW during play . - Each time the button is pressed, the[...]

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    14 Basic Operation - Use the 0-9 keys to input the TITLE/ CHAPTER, or hh:mm:ss to which you want to jump. Use 1 or ¡ to select TITLE/CHAPTER/TIME input. Use ENTER to execute jumping. - CD/VCD: Press ILL once to display: GOTO --:-- - Use the 0-9 keys to input the mm:ss from where you want to start playback. Note that the input time must be less tha[...]

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    15 ENGLISH Basic Operation 5. Press DISPLA Y for the fifth time. The message on the screen will be cleared. - VCD (with PBC Off)/CD Each time the DISPLA Y button is pressed, the screen display changes in the following order: • Multiple Language Audio Function for DVD - Press the AUDIO button during play . Each time the button is pressed, the numb[...]

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    16 MP3 Disc Replay • Supported CD-R/R W Standards: - Disk at once - T rack at once • Supported File Formats: - ISO9660, level 1 and level 2 - Joliet - Romeo • File System: - Max. 8 levels of folders - 31 files in each folder - Max. 255 folders - Max. 255 files • Supported Bit Rates: - @fs = 32, 44.1, 48, 96 kHz - 32 kbit/s – 320 kbit/s ?[...]

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    17 ENGLISH Initial Setup • Initial Setup SETUP – MAIN P AGE • General Setup SETUP – GENERAL – TV DISPLA Y Press SETUP in the stop mode. (Press the 7 STOP button twice to ensure the player is in the stop mode.) 1. The initial SETUP MENU is displayed. 2. Select the preferred item by using the ] / [ buttons. 3. Press the ENTER button. I. GEN[...]

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    18 General Setup SETUP – GENERAL – TV TYPE • TV T ype Setup - This player can play discs recorded in either P AL or NTSC format. - Select the NTSC format, when an to NTSC TV is connected. - Select P AL format, when a P AL TV is connected. - With MUL TI format, the TV output format will automatically change according to the DVD disc format. SE[...]

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    19 ENGLISH Speaker Setup SETUP – GENERAL – CAPTIONS • Captions Setup Activate the CAPTIONS feature by selecting ON. Release this feature by selecting OFF . • Speaker Setup SETUP – SPEAKER – DOWNMIX • DOWNMIX Setup This is to switch the audio output from DOLBY AC3 5.1 DOWNMIX to 2-channel mode. Select the preferred SPEAKER connection b[...]

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    20 Preferences Setup SETUP – AUDIO – DUAL MONO • Dual Mono The Dual mono reproduction only process for Dolby Digital program with 1+1 Audio code mode. STEREO: Reproduces 1+1 program CH1 for left channel, CH2 for right channel. CH1 MONO: Reproduces CH1 channel in both Left/Right output. CH2 MONO: Reproduces CH2 channel in both Left/Right outpu[...]

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    21 ENGLISH Preferences Setup SETUP – PREFERENCES – SUBTITLE • Subtitle Language Setup Select the preferred SUBTITLE language by using the cursor buttons. SETUP – PREFERENCES – DISC MENU • Disc Menu Language Setup Select the preferred DISC MENU language by using the cursor buttons. SETUP – PREFERENCES – LOCALE • Locale Select the p[...]

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    22 Preferences Setup SETUP – PREFERENCES – P ASSWORD SETUP – PREFERENCES – DEF AUL TS • Factory Settings (Reset) Select RESET to return the unit to the factory settings. • Password Select CHANGE and press the ENTER button. T ype the old password (the initial factory code is 3308) and key in the 4-digit password you want to use, and rety[...]

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    23 ENGLISH Specifications Supply voltage: 12 V DC (1 1 V - 16 V), nominal voltage 12 V , negative ground Current consumption: Less than 2.0 A Signal system: Composite video 1.0 Vp-p 75 (RCA pin jack) Playable discs: (1) DVD-VIDEO disc 5" (12 cm) single-sided, single-layer 5" (12 cm) single-sided, double-layer 3" (8 cm) single-sided, [...]