VocoPro DVG-399K manual

owner's manual DVG-399K Karaoke Player with Digital Key Contr ol DVD/CD+G/VCD/Mp3/CD/PHOTO-CD[...]

INTRODUCTION Safety instructions ............................................................................................................. 2 FCC information ................................................................................................................. 3 W elcome ................................................................[...]

Safety Instructions CAUTION RISK OF SHOCK CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back). No user- serviceable parts inside. Only refer servicing to qualified service personnel. W ARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture. Explanation of Graphical Symbols The light[...]

3 FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT!: This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Vocopro may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use this product. 2. IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to acce[...]

4 Welcome And thank you for purchasing the DVG-399K from V ocoStar! All of our products are designed to provide years of high-quality karaoke entertainment to individuals and families across the world. Inherited with over a decade of experience crafting professional karaoke equipment from our parent company V ocoPro, V ocoStar products sound like n[...]

Selecting fine audio equipment such as the unit you’ve just purchased is only the start of your musical enjoyment. Now it’s time to consider how you can maximize the fun and excitement your equipment offers. VocoPro and the Electronic Industries Association’s Consumer Electronics Group want you to get the most out of your equipment by playing[...]

6 Specifications and featur es Specifications Response Frequency 4Hz - 22 Khz S/N Ratio >98dB Audio Output 2 V Video Output 1.0V ( P - P) 75 S-Video Output Y 1.0V (P - P) , C0.28 75 Power Supply 110V - 240V 60/50Hz Power Consumption 25W Operation T emperature 22� F to 113� F (-30� C to 45� C) Dimensions 17” (L) x 9.8” (W) x 1.7” ([...]

7 The DVG-399K can be used as both a home enter tainment DVD player and a Karaoke player/mixer . Since DVD audio is optimal with a digital connection (especially if you have an AC-3 or DTS receiver), it is common for the audio connec- tion to be either Coaxial or Digital. Karaoke, on the other hand, requires an analog audio connection in order to o[...]

8 Connecting to a Dolby Digital/DTS Receiver/Decoder Using either an RCA-ended COAXIAL cable suited for digital audio use or an OPTICAL cable, connect one end to the appropriate jack on the DVG-399K (Coaxial or Optical) and the other end to the appropriate jack on the AC-3 decoder/receiver (Coaxial or Optical). If you have both coaxial and optical [...]

9 Connecting to a TV with Component V ideo Using 3 appropriate Component Video cables (usually color coded red, blue and green), connect a set of plugs to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (Y/Cb/Cr) on the DVG-399K and plug the other set of plugs to the COMPONENT VIDEO IN jacks (Y -U/Cb-V/Cr) on your television. On some TVs, the component video input j[...]

10 Fr ont panel descriptions 1. POWER ON/OFF button - Use this button to turn the DVG-399K ON and OFF . NOTE: If the power is turned on while a disc is already in the disc tray , the unit will automatically begin loading the disc. 2. MIC INPUTS 1, 2 - These inputs are for connecting MICROPHONES with a ¼” plug. 3. MIC 1 / 2 VOLUME controls - Thes[...]

11 Rear panel descriptions 1. 5.1 CH. AUDIO OUTPUT jacks - These jacks are for connecting to 5.1 channel ready amplifiers/receivers. The labels on each jack specify which speaker in your surround sound system to output to. CENT -center , SUR W- subwoofer , SUR L- surround left, SR- surround right, FL- front left, FR- front right. NOTE: If you are [...]

12 4. OPEN/CLOSE button - Use this button to open the DISC TRA Y compar tment for inser ting and removing discs. 5. N/P (NTSC/PAL) button - Use this button to select between NTSC/P AL video modes. For U.S., Mexico, and Canada, select NTSC. For European countries, select P AL. 6. SUBTITLE button - This button accesses the subtitle options for the DV[...]

13 17. ZOOM button - This button allows you to ZOOM in to and out of the DVD image on the screen by using several preset ZOOM levels. Y ou can ZOOM in at 2x, 3x, and 4x and ZOOM out at 1/2, 1/3, and 1/4 the size of the original picture. This is useful for eliminating bars above and below the image when viewing widescreen movies. 18. KARAOKE button [...]

14 Remote contr ol descriptions cont 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 29. FUNCTION SELECT button - This button switches between VOLUME, ECHO, and DIGIT AL KEY CONTROL mode. Use the FUNCTION +/- (#15) buttons to increase or decrease the values of each of these functions. 30. MUTE button - Press to SILENCE audio playback. Video playback is not affected while [...]

15 Initial Playback Getting ready to play --T urn on the TV and set its video source to the channel that the DVG-399K is connected to (VIDEO 1, Video 2, A V 1, etc.) --T urn on the audio equipment connected to the unit. Set its input source to the channel that the DVG-399K is connected to. 1. Press POWER When the unit turns on you will see LED acti[...]

16 Frame Advance Press STEP while a disc is playing. Each time you press the STEP button, the program advances one frame. There is no audio during STEP playback. T o return to normal playback press PLA Y . Slow Motion Playback On DVDs you can go slow motion for wards (SF) ) at 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, and 1/7 the normal speed, by pressing the SLOW [...]

17 Programming Playback Press PROGRAM when the disc is stopped. Y ou can select up to 16 tracks to program. The program is maintained until the STOP button is pressed twice, the disc is removed or the unit is turned off. T o pr ogram tracks In the PROGRAM menu there are 16 open slots. T o program, use the directional buttons to highlight the desire[...]

18 Press SETUP on the remote control to get into the SETUP menus. All settings have been preset in the DEF AUL T mode. This means that the most common settings will already be active when you first setup the DVG- 399K. It may not be necessar y to make any changes for the DVG-399K to work correctly . T o exit the SETUP screen simply press SETUP on [...]

19 LANGUAGE SETUP 1. OSD LANGUAGE The OSD only has one language: ENGLISH 2. AUDIO LANGUAGE Sets the language for discs with multi-language capabilities. 3. SUBTITLE LANGUAGE Sets the language for the movie subtitles. The disc must be equipped with multi-language subtitles for this to work. 4. MENU LANGUAGE Sets the language for DVD menus with multi[...]

20 VIDEO SETUP 1. BRIGHTNESS Adjust the brightness of the display using the up and down directional buttons. 1. CONTRAST Adjust the contrast of the display using the up and down directional buttons. 1. HUE Adjust the hue of the display using the up and down directional buttons. 1. SA TURATION Adjust the saturation of the display using the up and do[...]

21 DIGIT AL SETUP 1. OP MODE LINE OUT : This is the standard Digital Output setting. RF REMOD: When primarily using headphones. 2. DYNAMIC RANGE This selects the Line Out ratio. NOTE: This can only be used when LINE OUT is chosen in the OP MODE options. FULL: The audio signal peak value will be the minimum OFF: The audio signal peak value will be t[...]

22 MP3 operations The DVG-399KK can play back MP3’ s files recorded to CD-ROM, CD-R or CD-RW discs. Notes on MP3 Discs An MP3 file stores audio data that has been compressed using the MPEG1 encoding scheme. Although PC terminol - ogy regarding MP3s and storage is, “files” and “folders”, in this manual we refer to them as “tracks and [...]

23 MP3 Playback Load an MP3 disc. The disc will automatically load and display the Mp3 window . It may take up to 20 seconds for an Mp3 disc to be read depending on the complexity of the file structure. Use the arrow keys on the remote to navigate through the window . Press the ENTER button to make selections. Mp3/Photo-CD Menu Mp3 Repeat modes. T[...]

24 T r oubleshooting Problem The power does not come on A disc does not play or playback stops immediately . No picture The picture is bad Possible Cause -The power cord many not be loose -Y our power strip/surge protector may be defective or switched OFF - There may be condensation or dust in the disc player . -The disc may be dir ty or scratched [...]

25 Problem No Sound The remote control does not work properly or at all Possible Cause - Are the audio connections firmly at- tached and correctly connected? - Is the connected audio equipment turned on? Is the volume set correctly? - Are the remote control batteries in- stalled correctly? - The remote control may be too far from the DVG-399K? - I[...]

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