Apex Digital AD-1000, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...of this product please read this owner s manual carefully and retain for future reference Should the unit require maintenance contact an authorized service location or contact APEX Digital Inc Only qualified service personnel should remove the cover This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device Pursuant with the FCC Rules Part 15 These limits are d...

Page 2: ...It may cause serious personal injury or do damage to the machine 13 WEIGHT Do not place a heavy object amplifier receiver on your DVD player The object may fall causing serious personal injury or death 14 OBJECT AND LIQUID ENTRY Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the units openings Such situations could result in fire or electrical shock 15 NON USE PE...

Page 3: ...nit as it was originally packed at the factory First check and identify the contents of your DVD video player package as listed below Remote control handset RCA cables 3 1 yellow 1 red and 1 white Owner s manual Size AA batteries 2 If any item should be damaged or missing please inform your dealer without delay Keep the packaging materials you may need them to transport your player in the future W...

Page 4: ...vent such as a thinner benzine commercially available cleaners or anti static spray for vinyl LP s STORING DISCS Do not store discs in places subject to direct sunlight or near heat sources Do not store discs in places subject to moisture and dust Store discs vertically in a case Stacking or placing objects on discs outside of their case may cause warping PLAYABLE DISCS This DVD video player can p...

Page 5: ... MP3 and VCD 14 MP3 Operation 15 Playing Back a Disc 16 19 Locating a Specific Title Chapter or Track 20 21 Playing Repeatedly 22 Playing in Random Order 23 Zooming a Picture Vocal Assist 24 Selecting the Camera Angle Language Audio Settings 25 Playing in a Favorite Order 26 Selecting Subtitles 27 Using the On screen Display 28 Setting the Parental Lock 29 Customizing the Function Settings 30 Memo...

Page 6: ...PANEL REAR PANEL 1 2 6 5 4 1 POWER ON OFF 2 DVD TRAY 3 OPEN CLOSE 4 PLAY 5 PAUSE 6 STOP 1 2 3 4 5 7 6 1 DIGITAL AUDIO COAXIAL OUTPUT 2 S VIDEO OUTPUT 3 COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 1 4 COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 2 5 ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT L 6 ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT R 7 POWER CORD 3 ...

Page 7: ... 24 27 28 14 PAUSE PAGES 15 16 15 SKIP FORWARD BACK 13 18 19 21 16 OPEN CLOSE PAGES 14 15 17 VOLUME UP DOWN PAGE 7 THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUAL DESCRIBE THE FUNCTIONS ON THE REMOTE CONTROL 7 4 14 2 24 32 27 30 28 23 17 21 19 8 5 15 13 18 31 16 NOTES POWER button on the remote control is for standby power only Turn the main power button on the dvd player P N button for PAL NTSC Standard TV syste...

Page 8: ... the battery compartment Close the cover NOTICE BATTERIES PREPARING THE REMOTE CONTROL To operate the DVD video player you must first place the batteries in the remote control INCORRECT USE OF BATTERIES MIGHT CAUSE THEM TO LEAK OR CORRODE Do not place the batteries in the wrong direction It is dangerous to charge heat open or short circuit the batteries Do not leave dead batteries or mix old new b...

Page 9: ...ection and no video inputs to connect your TV to the DVD player you will need to purchase an RF adapter from your dealer GOOD BETTER BEST Connecting the DVD video player to your TV How to setup the sound output From the SETUP MENU select GENERAL SETUP by pressing ENTER Use down arrow key and set the AUDIO OUT to ANALOG GOOD Red White Yellow Red White Yellow BETTER Red White Black Red White Connect...

Page 10: ...der televisions do not have the newer component video composite video or s video connections that optimize DVD technology While it would be advised to purchase a newer television in order to take full advantage of the digital quality of DVD s it is possible to connect an older television to a DVD player This connection requires a device called an RF modulator First it is necessary to ascertain whe...

Page 11: ...your Cable Satelite connection UHF Antenna IN Coaxial Your Cable Satelite Box IN OUT COAXIAL VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT L R 2 1 DVD Back TV Video Input Conntection TV Audio Input Conntection R R L L V V Figure 2 Connection 2 Connecting the TV to the DVD through the Cable or Satelite Box 1 Connect the three terminal composite video cable to the back of your Apex DVD player This cable has three prongs one ...

Page 12: ...t speaker left Connect one or two speakers The output sound from the rear speakers will be monaural even if you connect two rear speakers Front speaker right Center speaker Rear speaker To VIDEO OUT Yellow Connection Example To digital audio input Amplifier equipped with digital audio input To video input Front speaker left Front speaker right Coaxial cable To PCM BITSTREAM TV TV NOTICE Refer to t...

Page 13: ...Dolby Digital DTS receiver or a Dolby Digital Ready receiver with an external decoder Connecting to Optional Equipment To VIDEO OUT To PCM BITSTREAM Optional How to setup the sound output From the SETUP MENU display select General Setup by pressing ENTER Use down arrow key set the AUDIO OUT PUT to SPDIF RAW DTS and DTS Digital Out are trademarks of Digital Theater System Inc Manufactured under lic...

Page 14: ...files WHAT IS VCD Size and shape of any regular music CD with the same digital audio plus good video capability It is a new video format that offers over an hour of playing time full CD quality stereo sound and more Notice When you playback video CD you must turn PBC OFF in order to stop the chapter scene PLAYING AN MP3 FORMAT You can play an MP3 CD by different PLAY MODE such as FOLDER normal pla...

Page 15: ...racks If you need to return to the main directory folder press STOP NOTICE The upper left column is a list showing the name of the folder The upper right column is a list showing the name of the song and the sub folder Fast Forward or Fast Reverse are not available during MP3 playback sign in front of a file name indicates that this is a folder not a MP3 file MP3 sign in front of a file name indic...

Page 16: ...n the remote control or DVD video player HOW TO PLAYBACK A DISC Basic Playback see page 9 11 for connection details How to playback DVD video discs or VIDEO CDs Turn on the TV and choose the video input source which is connected to the DVD video player How to enjoy the sound from the audio system Turn on the audio system and choose the input source that is connected to the DVD video player Set the...

Page 17: ...select the title 2 Press the ENTER PLAY button The DVD video player will start playback from the title selected Title 1 Title 3 Title 2 Title 4 HOW TO PAUSE PLAYBACK STILL PLAYBACK Press the PAUSE during playback Press the PAUSE or ENTER PLAY button to resume normal playback HOW TO STOP PLAYBACK Press the STOP button The DVD video player is stopped Press the ENTER PLAY button to replay Press the S...

Page 18: ...8x 2x the normal speed 4x the normal speed 6x the normal speed 8x the normal speed PLAYING FRAME BY FRAME Press the STEP button during playback The picture will advance one frame each time you press the STEP button Sound is muted STEP NOTICE The DVD video player will not playback sound and subtitles during scan reverse and forward playback of DVD video discs The DVD video player will play sound du...

Page 19: ...ion on the disc 1 Press the STOP button This will interrupt the playback and the DVD video player will memorizes the location where you stopped playback 2 Press the ENTER PLAY button The DVD video player will resume the playback from the location where you stopped playback NOTICE During the slow motion playback the sound is muted MP3 CD CDDA does not utilize this feature VCD only does forward slow...

Page 20: ...D INTO TITLES THE TITLES ARE SUB DIVIDED INTO CHAPTERS MOREOVER VIDEO CD AUDIO CD and MP3 CD ARE DIVIDED INTO TRACKS YOU CAN CONVENIENTLY LOCATE ANY SPECIFIC TITLE CHAPTER OR TRACK WITH THIS DVD VIDEO PLAYER TITLE 1 DVD Video Disc TITLE 2 VIDEO CD Audio CD LOCATING A TITLE USING THE TITLE MENU You can locate a specific title using the title menu function if a DVD video disc contains a title menu T...

Page 21: ...LAY button To select title 18 To select title 22 LOCATING A TITLE 1 Press GOTO during playback Make sure that the space next to TITLE is highlighted 2 Press numbers to select the title and chapter you want NOTES By pressing you may shift the highlights between the TITLE and CHAPTERS In order to access the GOTO function on some discs you must first press the PBC OFF To select the time you can press...

Page 22: ...e segment point B The DVD video player will automatically return to point A and start to repeat playback of the selected segment A B 3 Press the A B RPT button to cancel the A B repeat function The DVD video player will resume to normal playback REPEAT REP ONE REP ALL REPEAT OFF Repeats the same chapter Repeats the same title Resumes normal playback DVD video disc A B RPT A to B SET A A to B SET B...

Page 23: ...yback NOTICE You must press the ENTER PLAY button within 5 seconds after you press the SHUFFLE button NOTICE The DVD video player will go to another chapter or track and start playback if you press the SKIP button during random playback TO RESUME NORMAL PLAYBACK Press PBC OFF during stop then press ENTER PLAY Playing in Random Order THIS DVD VIDEO PLAYER ALLOWS YOU TO PLAY BACK TITLES CHAPTERS WIT...

Page 24: ...int shifts ZOOM X 2 ZOOM X 4 TO RESUME NORMAL PLAYBACK Press ZOOM during zoom playback ZOOM VOCAL ASSIST VOCAL ASSIST Vocal cancel Eliminates the vocal sound from the music recorded in a VIDEO CD Vocal change When you sing through the microphone the vocal part recorded in Sound multiplex is eliminated and your voice will be heard The vocal cancel function may not work on some discs The vocal chang...

Page 25: ...recorded from multiple angles HOW TO SELECT A PLAYBACK AUDIO SETTING This DVD video player allows you to select a preferred language and sound recording system from those included on the DVD video disc 1 Press the AUDIO button during playback NOTICE The player returns to the initial default settings when you turn on the DVD video player or replace a disc The DVD video player plays the prior sound ...

Page 26: ... playback Press the PBC OFF button during stop The MEMORY indicator will disappear PBC OFF 3 Press the ENTER PLAY button The DVD video player starts memory playback 1 Insert a disc turn PBC OFF then press the PROGRAM button At this time the menu will appear PROGRAM PROGRAM P 00 00 2 Using the numbered button select the items you want in the order you want them programmed in P01 04 PROGRAM Memory 1...

Page 27: ...until the subtitles disappears SUB T SUBTITLE OFF NOTICE With some DVD s you may not be able to turn off the subtitles and they will appear on screen automatically As you press the SUB T button the subtitles may not appear immediately during some scenes If the subtitles continue to show on your TV even after the DVD has been turned off please refer to the TV s close caption settings SUB T THIS DVD...

Page 28: ...TV SCREEN DISPLAY DISPLAY TITLE 03 10 CHAPTER 01 02 0 01 30 TITLE REMAIN 1 14 08 CHAPTER ELAPSED 0 00 45 CHAPTER REMAIN 0 16 22 Current Title Total Title Current Chapter Total Chapter CHECKING THE OPERATIONAL STATUS With this function you can view the following Current title Track number Total playing time Press DISPLAY during playback Total playing time of the disc is displayed on the DVD display...

Page 29: ... PARENTAL LOCK FUNCTION ONLY WITH DVD VIDEO DISCS EQUIPPED WITH THE PARENTAL LOCK FEATURE SETTING THE PARENTAL LOCK DVD video discs equipped with the parental lock function are rated according to their content The contents allowed by a parental lock level and the way a DVD video disc can be controlled may vary from disc to disc For example if the disc allows you can edit out violent scenes unsuita...

Page 30: ...ENERAL SETUP SPEAKER SETUP PREFERENCES DOLBY DIGITAL SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup Current Status ENGLISH FRENCH SPANISH CHINESE JAPANESE ENGLISH FRENCH SPANISH CHINESE JAPANESE OFF ENGLISH CHINESE FRENCH SPANISH JAPANESE RESET CHANGE 1 KID SAFE 2 G 3 PG 4 PG 13 5 6 PG R 7 NC 17 8 ADULT NORMAL PS NORMAL LB WIDE MULTI NTSC PAL LINE OUT RF REMOD STEREO L MONO R MONO MIX MONO Setup Current Status ON OFF ON...

Page 31: ...DIO OUT jacks DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack Memo On Output Sounds PBC DISCS AND OUTPUT SOUNDS Dolby Digital SPDIF RAW _____ Dolby Digital bitstream SPDIF RAW o PCM 48kHz MPEG PCM44 1kHz SPDIF RAW SPDIF PCM _____ PCM 44 1kHz SPDIF RAW SPDIF PCM o PCM 44 1kHz MP3 SPDIF RAW SPDIF PCM o PCM 44 1kHz MPEG 2 SPDIF RAW _____ MPEG 2 bitstream SPDIF PCM o PCM 48kHz Linear PCM 48kHz 96kHz SPDIF RAW SPDIF PCM _____ ...

Page 32: ... analog audio 2 0 V rms 10K Ω pin jack L R x 1 OUTPUTS Specifications DVD VIDEO PLAYER OUTPUTS SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES Power supply 120V AC 50 or 60 Hz Power consumption 20VA Mass 3 0 kg External dimensions 430 x 81 x 300 mm W H D Signal system MULTI NTSC PAL Laser Semiconductor laser wavelength 650 nm DVD VIDEO PLAYER Audio cable red and white 1 pair Remote control 1 Batteries AA 2 Video cable yello...

Page 33: ...st the vertical hold on your TV Damaged S connector bent pin A small amount of picture distortion may appear because of a poor quality video sound transfer to disc This is especially true of some discs manufactured between 1997 1998 Scratched disc Connect the DVD player directly through the TV and not through any other source What you re viewing is the effect of the copy protection circuitry requi...

Page 34: ... adaptation to enable it to operate in any country other than the country for which it was designed manufactured approved and or authorized or repair of products damaged by these modifications Incidental or consequential damages resulting from the product Some states do not allow the incidental or consequential damages so the above exclusion may not apply to you This includes but is not limited to...