Apex Digital AD-1600, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ... equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communication However this is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the eq...

Page 2: ...he product may fall causing serious injury to a child or adult and serious damage to the product Use only with a cart stand tripod bracket or table recommended by the manufacturer or sold with the product Any mounting of the product should follow the manufacturer s instructions and should use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer 9 A product and cart combination should be moved with...

Page 3: ...d in wire to an antenna discharge unit size or grounding conductors location of antenna discharge unit connection to grounding electrodes and requirements for the grounding electrode See Figure 131 1 16 Lightning For added protection for this product during a lightning storm or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna ...

Page 4: ...ormance this indicates a need for service 22 Replacement Parts When replacement parts are required be sure the service technician has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or have the same charateristics as the original part Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire electric shock or other hazards 23 Safety Check Upon completion of any service or repairs to this product ask the ...

Page 5: ...ginally packed at the factory First check and identify the contents of your DVD video player package as listed below DVD Video player 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 6: ...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 play back the following discs DV...

Page 7: ...ying Back a Disc 20 23 Locating a Specific Title Chapter or Track 24 25 Playing Repeatedly 26 Playing in Random Order 27 Zooming a Picture 28 Selecting the Camera Angle Language Audio Settings 29 Playing in a Favorite Order 30 Selecting Subtitles 31 Playing Back Your KODAK Picture CD 32 Working with Your JPEG Files What is a JPEG How to Create a JPEG Playing Your JPEG Files 33 34 Using the On scre...

Page 8: ...COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT 8 A P E X D I G I T A L A D 1 6 0 0 1 7 0 0 M Identification of Controls FRONT PANEL REAR PANEL 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 9 1 POWER ON OFF 2 DVD TRAY 3 OPEN CLOSE 4 FAST REVERSE 5 PREVIOUS SKIP 6 FAST FORWARD 7 DVD DISPLAY 8 PLAY 9 STOP 10 FORWARD SKIP 5 6 4 8 3 10 7 7 Only for AD 1700M 11 AUDIO STEREO MONO AUDIO TRACK 1 TRACK 2 ON DVD 11 ...

Page 9: ...24 25 28 30 32 34 36 37 13 ENTER PLAY PAGES 18 25 27 30 32 34 36 37 14 PAUSE PAGES 21 32 15 SKIP FORWARD BACK PAGES 18 19 24 32 34 16 OPEN CLOSE PAGES 20 21 17 VOLUME UP DOWN PAGE 9 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...

Page 10: ...e marks inside the battery compartment Close the cover 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 ol...

Page 11: ...you will need to purchase an RF Modulator from your dealer see page 12 for further details CONNECTING YOUR APEX DIGITAL DVD PLAYER DIRECTLY TO YOUR TELEVISION The following diagrams will show how to connect your DVD player to your TV For further instructions please consult the owner s manual for your television RCA Composite Standard Connection Red White Yellow Red White Yellow S Video Connection ...

Page 12: ...nent input terminals when connected to selected TVs and monitors HDTV ready will produce a higher quality picture playback Depending on the selected TVs and monitors the wording of the component input terminals may vary ie R Y Y B Y etc If there are any fluctuations with the color played back adjust the TV or monitor to achieve the best audio and or picture BEST PICTURE The Component Video input a...

Page 13: ...the appropriate Many older televisions do not have the newer component video S video or RCA connections that allow you to 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 ne...

Page 14: ...rough the Cable or Satellite Box 1 Connect the three terminal composite video cable to the back of your Apex DVD player This cable has three prongs one each in yellow red and white The yellow prong will go into the jack labeled Video Out the white prong will go into the jack labeled Front L the red prong will go into the jack labeled Front R 2 Connect the opposite end of the composite video cable ...

Page 15: ...ideo input Front 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 Re...

Page 16: ...urround Sound System All you need is to connect your DVD player to a 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 OUTPUT to SPDIF RAW Manufactured under lice...

Page 17: ...der is returned you receive your prints negatives and full roll of pictures safely stored on a KODAK Picture CD Each KODAK Picture CD brings you the ability share your photos with your family friends and or business associates WHAT IS WMA WMA refers to a new format of music files available over the internet Like music Playback up to 22 hours of CD quality sound using Micosoft Windows Media Audio f...

Page 18: ...he tracks If you need to return to the main directory folder press STOP then press to return 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...

Page 19: ...If you need to return to the main directory folder press STOP then press to return 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 WMA playback sign in front of a file name indicates that this is a folder not a WMA file WMA sign in front of a file na...

Page 20: ...e OPEN CLOSE button on the remote control or DVD video player HOW TO PLAYBACK A DISC Basic Playback see page 11 16 for connection details How to playback DVD video discs 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 playe...

Page 21: ... START PLAYBACK FROM THE MENU SCREEN 1 Press or the number buttons to 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 vid...

Page 22: ...ed 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 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 during fast forward or fast reverse playback of audio CDs The speeds ...

Page 23: ...nue playback later from the same location 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 t...

Page 24: ...RE NORMALLY DIVIDED INTO TITLES THE TITLES ARE SUB DIVIDED INTO CHAPTERS MOREOVER 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 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 25: ...ext to TITLE is highlighted 2 Press numbers to select the title and chapter you want By pressing you may shift the highlights between the TITLE and CHAPTERS To select the time you can press the GOTO twice GOTO e g To select title 2 10 10 10 8 2 2 TITLE 02 CHAPTER 03 03 02 If a DVD video disc contains title numbers you can locate a specific title by directly selecting a title number NUMBER BUTTONS ...

Page 26: ...he 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 CHAPTER REPEAT ON TITLE REPEAT ON REPEAT OFF Repeats the same chapter Repeats the same title Resumes normal playback DVD video disc A B RPT A to B...

Page 27: ... playback NOTICE You must press the ENTER PLAY button within 5 seconds after you press the SHUFFLE button 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 the STOP button then press SHUFFLE at last press ENTER PLAY Playing in Random Order THIS DVD VIDEO PLAYER ALLOWS YOU TO PLAYBACK TITLE...

Page 28: ...icture as well as shift the zoom point Press ZOOM during normal playback or slow motion The DVD video player magnifies in the center of the picture If you press during zoom playback the zoom point shifts TO RESUME NORMAL PLAYBACK Press ZOOM during zoom playback ZOOM X 2 ZOOM X 4 ZOOM VOCAL ASSIST Zooming a Picture ...

Page 29: ...ne scene 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 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 soun...

Page 30: ... Press the ENTER PLAY button The DVD video player starts memory playback 1 Insert a disc during normal playback press STOP twice then press the PROGRAM button At this time the menu will appear PROGRAM 2 Using the numbered button input the number of the chapter title you want then press ENTER as such to enter the next chapter title in the order you want them programmed in P01 T01 C004 PROGRAM Memor...

Page 31: ... playback until the subtitles disappears SUB T SUBTITLE OFF 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 ...

Page 32: ...es to transformation Invert Mirror Left and Right These operations are allowed only when a picture is being displayed normally and will be cancelled automatically when a new picture is displayed The arrow key are used to select the different transformation modes Up Invert Normal Down Mirror Normal Left Turn left Right Turn right At the end of your picture slideshow each image is reduced to a thumb...

Page 33: ... a group of experts nominated to produce standards for continuous tone image coding The best known standard from JPEG is IS 10918 1 ITU T T 81 which is the first of a multi part set of standards for still image compression This allows you to create files such as photographs drawings and most clip art that can be archived on a CD R for viewing on the AD 1600 1700M computer or the web For more infor...

Page 34: ...f the twelve pictures are numbered from 1 12 By pressing a number key the corresponding picture will be enlarged to fill most of your TV screen and the digest mode will be cancelled Working With Your JPEG Files SECTION 3 PLAYING YOUR JPEG FILES Normal Slide Show Presentation When a JPEG disc is loaded into the player a menu will appear on screen From the Play Mode shown on the menu select the FOLD...

Page 35: ...OU TO VIEW THE OPERATIONAL STATUS AND DISC INFORMATION ON YOUR TV SCREEN DISPLAY DISPLAY TITLE ELAPSED T01 12 C006 039 T00 17 01 CHAPTER ELAPSED T01 12 C006 039 T00 00 16 CHAPTER REMAIN T01 12 C006 039 T00 03 57 Current Title Total Title Current Chapter Total Chapter DISPLAY TITLE REMAIN T01 12 C006 039 T01 52 37 CHECKING THE OPERATIONAL STATUS With this function you can view on your TV the follow...

Page 36: ... YOU CAN USE THE 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 violen...

Page 37: ...R PLAY SETUP MENU GENERAL 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 BYPASS NORMAL PS NORMAL LB WIDE MULTI NTSC PAL STEREO L MONO R MONO MIX MONO Setup Current Status O...

Page 38: ..._____ Dolby Digital bitstream SPDIF RAW o PCM 48kHz PCM44 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 _____ PCM 48kHz SPDIF RAW o PCM 48kHz SPDIF PCM o _____ MP3 Audio Disc Play Back Capable MP3 WMA disc can be played back by operating the unit in the WMA same m...

Page 39: ...UTS Specifications DVD VIDEO PLAYER OUTPUTS SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES Power supply 120V AC 60 Hz AD 1700M 220VAC 50Hz Power consumption 20VA Mass 3 0 kg External dimensions 320 x 81 x 320 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 yellow 1 User s manual 1 SUPPLIED ACCESSO...

Page 40: ...e Control Adjust 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 c...

Page 41: ... of Apex Digital Inc A product that requires modification or 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 exclus...