CyberHome Cyber Home CHLDV712, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...com Welcome to the Digital Video Revolution Your CyberHome Portable DVD Player is designed to provide a great Home Theater experience on the go Please retain this User Manual for future reference Remember to read the manual carefully before connecting and powering on the unit ...

Page 2: ... on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over 13 Unp...

Page 3: ...the unit has been dropped or otherwise damaged which may become hot turn off the power and disconnect the AC power cord CONDENSATION If smoke odors or noises are emitted from the unit Moisture may form on the lens in the following cases turn off the power and disconnect the AC power cord immediately after a heater has been turned on PLACEMENT in a steamy or very humid room Avoid placing the unit i...

Page 4: ... be stored within proper voltage and temperature 0 60 C Keep the battery terminals clean while storing Others Do not disassemble the cells and battery Do not use a damaged battery Do not expose the battery to fire or throw the battery into a fire This may cause the battery to explode Use the specified charger only Do not touch the battery terminals with metal objects Keep out of reach of children ...

Page 5: ... Optical Digital Audio Connections 19 External Video Audio Sources to DVD Player Connections 19 Basic Playback Functions Getting Started Powering On Playing a Disc 20 Stopping and Pausing Play 21 Navigating Disc Menus 22 Advanced Playback Functions Fast Forward Reverse Slow Motion Scanning 23 Skip Forward and Skip Back 23 Jumping to a Specific Chapter Track or Time Position 24 Saving Locations for...

Page 6: ...n Setup Menu 38 Parental Lock and Other Options 39 Adjusting Audio and Video Settings Video Setup Options 40 Audio Setup Options 41 Language Options 42 Further Information Troubleshooting Common Problems 43 Specifications 44 Battery Specifications 45 Glossary of DVD related Terms 46 47 Index 48 Table of Contents Cont d 5 ...

Page 7: ...mote control A wide variety of Multi Language Display Usage mode can be functions can be controlled by the Remote Control displayed on the screen in different languages in the most convenient way On Screen Display and Setup On Screen Interface Direct track selection function MP3 and CD for MP3 Playback and JPG Viewing Number buttons can be used for quick selection of Parental Control allows you to...

Page 8: ...oducts or solutions which contain benzene thinner or any other vaporizing substances as they may damage the disc surface Never add labels or adhesive tapes on the discs and be careful not to scratch or damage the disc surface Storage of Discs To prevent discs from becoming bent or deformed they should be vertically kept in the disc storage case To prevent damage avoid leaving discs in your car whe...

Page 9: ...te that the battery is weak Please replace the battery Lithium battery simultaneously with a new battery of the same type CR 2025 Please note the positive side is facing upwards when the remote is held as shown below Important Notes about the Battery If the unit will not be used for an extended length of time it s wise to remove the battery before storage The life of the battery depends on the amo...

Page 10: ...okmark that can be accessed quickly without searching ANGLE View Multi Angles with discs that support this feature Press again to cycle through available angles FAST REVERSE Press to reverse play the disc at high speed for searching Press again to cycle through available speeds 2x 4x 8x LEFT RIGHT UP DOWN ARROWS Use the arrow keys to select menu items in disc menus as well as to navigate in the Se...

Page 11: ...EPEAT 1 ALL Press to enable repeat mode Press again to cycle through choices Repeat Chapter Title or Disc REPEAT A B Press this button to set the start of the segment you wish to repeat Press again to set the end point of the segment and begin repeat play Remote Control Functions 2 of 2 10 See previous page for upper buttons SKIP NEXT Press to skip to the next chapter or track AUDIO Changes the av...

Page 12: ...y Pause Standby On PresstoPlay Pausediscplayback If the player is in STANDBY mode press topoweronsystemquickly VOLUME Presstoraisethevolumelevel MENU Press to enter the menu of a DVD disc VOLUME Presstolowerthevolumelevel MONITOR Changes the Input Output Video Modes Normal DVD Player operation Use external monitor Use portable as Audio Video input device FAST REVERSE PREVIOUS TRACK Multi Speed Fas...

Page 13: ... Disc Menus Function Menu and other options Function Menu allows you to operate simplified operations such as Display Brightness LCD Mode Battery and Setup on your DVD player without using the Remote Control This is a useful feature when the remote control is not handy Quick Tips The Function Menu will exit automatically after 10 seconds without touching Player panel s Arrow or Enter Buttons 12 DI...

Page 14: ...ord into the AC Adapter Connect the Power Plug into the Power Jack Plug the Power Plug firmly into the DC IN 10 V Power Jack on the Left Side of the unit Plug in to Wall Power Outlet Plug the Power Cord to the Adapter and the other end of the Power Cord into a standard wall Power Outlet 1 2 3 Quick Tips Once Power is applied the unit will be in STANDBY Mode See pg 20 The unit consumes 0 3W when it...

Page 15: ... into place Charging the battery pack Plug the Power Adapter into the Battery DC IN 10 V Jack on the Left Side of the Battery Pack Plug the other end of the Power Cord into a household wall Power Outlet 2 3 Recharging and Charging times We recommend that you charge the Battery Pack only when the battery status becomes less than 25 Unnecessary charging of the battery will reduce Battery Pack servic...

Page 16: ...Terminals dirty Slide and hold in position Slide the latch toward the front of the unit Hold the tab in this position 1 2 You can use a Car Adapter while in a vehicle Connect the Car Adapter Power Plug into the unit s Power Jack and the other end to the Vehicle Cigarette Lighter Socket Using a Car Adapter Cigarette Lighter Socket Using Headphones to avoid disturbing others Connect the Headphone Co...

Page 17: ...eo Audio Television Connections One Required In order to use your DVD Player your TV must support at least one of the Video Input types shown below To get started identify the best Video Connection shown below that your TV offers and proceed to that section If you are using your TV s speakers for audio rather than a separate receiver or amplifier you will use the Stereo Audio In outlined in sectio...

Page 18: ...lly a yellow colored plug you will use the Composite Video output of the DVD Player for the Video Connection We ll also assume your TV has Red and White Stereo Audio In connectors You will use these for the Audio Connection Use the included Video Cable to connect the Video Out of the DVD Player to the Video In of your TV Connect the Stereo Audio outputs of the DVD Player to the matching Inputs of ...

Page 19: ...ables and jacks are color coded to make connection easier Power on TV and set your TV to the Video In Channel associated with the Component Video inputs Video 3 Input 3 etc Lastly press the MONITOR button on the DVD player or Remote to switch the video mode to EXTERNAL MONITOR You should now see the DVD Player splash screen on your TV Component Video Connectors Step 3 If You Are Using a PROGRESSIV...

Page 20: ...AL DIGITALAUDIO IN 4 DVD DVD DVD DVD Connecting Video Audio Sources from External Devices Connecting to a Video Source with Composite Video Out and Stereo Audio Out Your DVD Portable features playing programs on unit s built in screen with an External Composite Audio Video Device to your DVD Portable Most camcorders or other external devices have Composite video and analog stereo output connectors...

Page 21: ...moment you will see the Player s Power Indicator is Green See pg 31 Once there is a disc inside and the disc lid is closed your player starts to play automatically Sliding the Latch Open Slide the Latch open and hold the tab in this position Opening the Disc Lid and Loading a Disc Press the PUSH OPEN button on the player to open the Disc Lid and insert a disc Make sure the disc is placed in the ce...

Page 22: ...y With DVDs you can pause playback on a still frame with the PAUSE button Pressing PAUSE while playing Audio CDs will mute the sound and hold the play position Press AGAIN to resume normal playback Stopping and Pausing Play PLAY PAUSE PLAY PAUSE 21 1 2 Quick Tips Screen Saver When a DVD remains paused on a still frame for an extended length of time approximately 3 minutes the Screen Saver will be ...

Page 23: ...ntering the Title Menu Title menus are available on some DVDs These menus allow you to select a particular Title or Chapter to play With some DVD discs pressing this button will bring up the normal DVD menu If the not available symbol is displayed on screen this feature is not available on your disc Navigate with the ARROW Buttons With DVDs use the ARROW buttons to navigate through the menu left r...

Page 24: ...2 SLOW REVERSE REVERSE 1 NEXT PREVIOUS Fast Forward Reverse Slow Motion Scanning Skip Forward and Skip Back 23 Slow Motion Scanning With DVDs you can slow the speed of playback to a mere fraction of the normal speed While the video is playing press the SLOW button The playback speed will slow to normal speed To cycle through all speeds continue to press the SLOW key Press PLAY to resume normal pla...

Page 25: ...TO Button When a DVD is playing press GOTO to select the Title Chapter or Time Hours Minutes and Seconds of the position on the disc you wish to begin playback GOTO 1 Jumping to a Specific Chapter Track or Time Position 24 2 Navigating the GOTO Menu Select the Title Chapter or Time categories by pressing the LEFT and RIGHT ARROW keys to move to the appropriate box Use the UP DOWN ARROWs to select ...

Page 26: ...ROW buttons to navigate through the available Bookmark locations 1 5 to the one that you would like to save the current disc play position to In the example here all locations are open so we ll choose the first one 2 3 Press ENTER to Save the Bookmark Location Now the play position is saved as a Bookmark in position one 1 4 BOOKMARK Press BOOKMARK to Exit the Bookmark Menu Now you can return to pl...

Page 27: ...e viewing or listening to a disc when you get to the point that you would like to mark as the Beginning of your repeating segment press the REPEAT A B button The following display will appear in the upper left hand corner on the screen The display indicates that the start point of your repeat segment has been marked Next you will enter the endpoint of the segment you want to repeat When you reach ...

Page 28: ...e current program navigate to AC Press ENTER Program Mode does not work with DVDs Add a Track to the Program List with ENTER Hit the ENTER key on a Track Number that you want to add to the Program List In this example we press ENTER on track seven Notice that it s now added to the program list Playing Tracks in a Particular Order with Program Play 27 PROGRAM MENU DISC PROGRAM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...

Page 29: ...ish to play or the Folder you want to open To return to a previous folder press LEFT ARROW key to return to the previous folder To skip to a next page press RIGHT ARROW key to skip to the next page Press ENTER to Play Pressing ENTER will play the selected File Folder or Repeat Program Also use ENTER to open folders If no Repeat Mode is selected pressing ENTER on a file will begin playing all files...

Page 30: ...tton to see a Negative of the image MENU 2 File Listing List of files in current directory with selected file highlighted JPG File Logo This logo is show on the menu to indicate the file listed is a JPG At the beach Nightlife 1 Vacation1 3 Vacation3 4 Vacation4 5 Jeff playing his guitar MEDIA PLAYER Vacation Pics Current Folder Displays the current folder on the disc 2 Vacation2 RETURN 1 Exit the ...

Page 31: ...mine However Zoom will work while playing a movie as well If you wish to Pause the action press the PAUSE button 3 Navigate with the ARROW or NUMBER Keys You can use the ARROW keys to move to a part of the screen you would like to see closer Pressing the LEFT ARROW button will move the focus of the Zoom to the left and so on 1 Return to Normal Viewing Press the ZOOM button again to return to norma...

Page 32: ...ng the Volume but the Volume function is working 31 OR Built in Screen Playing Player to External Devices Playing External Video AudioSources to Player Playing Green Green Orange Power Indicator PowerIndicator Short of Battery Alternate Green Orange Flashes Alternate Green Orange Flashes Alternate Green Orange Flashes Important Note about Output Signals Please keep your player away from television...

Page 33: ... for watching movies recorded in FULL SCREEN or normal 4 3 format The OFF Mode shuts down the built in LCD screen This is ideal for listening to audio CDs Press repeatedly to cycle through the Video Modes Full Mode The default Mode is FULL This is ideal for widescreen movies Press LCD Button to select Wide Mode When viewing a movie recorded in standard 4 3 format for normal TVs try this setting A ...

Page 34: ...ing Function Menu BRIGHTNESS please refer to pg 36 Adjusting Brightness Levels with BRIGHTNESS Button Your DVD Player provides a convenient function allowing you to adjust Brightness either by pressing the Remote Control BRIGHTNESS Button or using the Function Menu BRIGHTNESS See pg 36 if the Remote s not handy Adjust the Brightness when your viewing environment is insufficient light or too bright...

Page 35: ...ons to adjust playback Volumes of the disc After the VOLUME Button is pressed the VOLUME Icon will be displayed on the screen indicating that Volume is being increased or decreased 2 VOLUME Changing Audio Settings AUDIO Button You can switch between the various Languages and Audio modes on DVD discs with the AUDIO button Used with DVDs AUDIO cycles between the languages and soundtracks available o...

Page 36: ... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B 00 00 00 Jump to Track 24 A B Repeat Mode 26 Jump to Time 24 Bookmarks 25 Program Random Play 41 Battery Status 37 Repeat Playback 27 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tr OFF OFF OFF A B 01 1 2 5 1 CH 01 03 EN C01 00 00 00 EN ON T01 OFF OFF A B 1 2 2 Navigate with the ARROW Buttons Press the RIGHT LEFT ARROW keys to move through the menu Continue to the right to access the second page...

Page 37: ...ROW and ENTER buttons to move around and select options In this example we ll hit the DOWN key to adjust Brightness then hit ENTER Button to enter that setting Now we can use the ENTER key again to adjust the BRIGHTNESS Press the button repeatedly to cycle through all available BRIGHTNESS levels 0 to 24 Press Function key again to Exit the Function Menu You can exit the Function Menu at any time b...

Page 38: ... only be used for about 10 more minutes FullyCharged ThreeFourthChargeReminding Almostoutof Power RemainingChargeisgettinglow Blue Blue Red Yellow OnScreen Battery Indicator FrontPower Indicator Green Green Green Alternate Green Orange Flashes 37 SETUP Choosing the Setup option in the Function Menu accesses the Player SETUP MENU just like the SETUP button on the Remote Control See pg 38 Unlike usi...

Page 39: ...ayed on the built in Screen After exiting the Setup Menu you can resume playback where you left off 3 4 Move Around the Menu with the ARROW Keys Use the ARROW buttons to move around the menu In this example we ll hit the DOWN key twice to go to AUDIO SETUP then hit ENTER or Right Arrow Key to enter that Menu Then we ll hit the DOWN key again to select DIGITAL Pressing the ENTER key and then press ...

Page 40: ...HILD option You can choose from 8 levels of Parental Control corresponding to the standard rating system in the USA The available levels and their equivalent ratings are listed to the right CHANGE CANCEL PASSWORD Here is where you can change or Cancel your existing password If you have not already entered the existing password in the Setup Menu you are prompted for the old password Enter the exist...

Page 41: ...UTPUT settings and your TV will get displayed S Video is a higher quality video signal that is separated into brightness and color channels YCbCr or COMPONENT video is used for TVs Computer Monitors and Projectors that support three video inputs one for a color channel Yellow Blue Red YPbPr P SCAN or Progressive Scan TVs are able to scan a complete video frame on each pass unlike normal interlaced...

Page 42: ...hree levels FULL Highest compression TV MODE Optimized for smaller speakers and OFF No compression DIGITAL DOLBY DTS LPCM Most DVDs are produced with Dolby or DTS 5 1 Channel soundtracks So normally this setting should be at the default of DOLBY DTS However this setting can be set to LPCM to support DVDs featuring this type of audio format LPCM or Linear Pulse Code Modulation is a stereo digital a...

Page 43: ...Afrikaans 7176 Galician 7778 Mongolian 8469 Tegulu 6577 Amharic 7178 Guarani 7779 Moldavian 8471 Tajik 6582 Arabic 7185 Gujarati 7782 Marathi 8472 Thai 6583 Assamese 7265 Hausa 7783 Malay 8473 Tigrinya 6588 Aymara 7273 Hindi 7784 Maltese 8475 Turkmen 6590 Azerbaijani 7282 Croatian 7789 Burmese 8476 Tagalog 6665 Bashkir 7285 Hungarian 7865 Nauru 8479 Tonga 6669 Byelorussian 7289 Armenian 7869 Nepal...

Page 44: ...player In this case the disc cannot be used Disc may not be industry standard No Sound from TV or Speakers Once you close the unit s Disc Cover the unit is still running but No Sound comes out Disc is Dirty or Damaged Clean the Disc or change to another one Volume Control is set to Minimum Raise up the Volume Headphones are connected Pull out the Headphones If you are using a Digital Receiver chec...

Page 45: ...and Flutter Less than 0 001 W PEAK Connections Component Video Out Y 1 0Vpp 75 Ohm Negative Sync Pb Pr 7 Vpp 75 Ohm S Video Out Mini DIN 4 Pin 75 Ohm Video In Out One Pin Jack 1Vpp 75 Ohm Analog Audio In Out Two Pin Jacks 2 0VRMS 470 Ohm Operating Conditions 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 F Operation Status Horizontal Power Supply AC 100 240V 60Hz DC 10V 2A Power Switching Adapter Input AC 100 240V 50 60H...

Page 46: ... Storage 0 60 C RH 60 20 Internal Impedance 150 m ohms Estimate Cycle Life 80 initial capacity remaining after 300 cycles Battery Life Approx 3 4 hours depending on usage Charging Time 2 7 4 hours LED Indicator Charging Red Fully Charged Green Dimensions 5 23 W x 6 57 H x 0 55 D 133mm x 167mm x 14mm Weight 0 84 lbs 384 g Not e Design and specifications are subject to change without notice 45 ...

Page 47: ...n most DVD discs DTS Digital Theater System Another digital surround sound system with 5 1 channels DTS is supported on some newer DVD discs Dual Layer DVD A DVD disc that has two layers on each side A single sided dual layered DVD can hold almost four hours of video and audio and is also known as a DVD 9 DVD Digital Video Disc DVDs come in different formats such as single sided or double sided Ea...

Page 48: ... USA and Japan among others PAL Video standard used in most European countries and elsewhere Progressive Scan Scans all horizontal lines of a monitor or TV display in one pass as opposed to Interlaced which scans only odd or even lines with each pass Region Code DVD movies are produced with region encoding to restrict distribution of titles to certain areas at certain times To play back a DVD titl...

Page 49: ... component video output 18 using 8 composite video output 17 repeat buttons 10 connections 16 18 repeat playback 26 resetting player discs 6 7 video output 40 display button 9 35 factory defaults 39 return button 10 enter button 9 12 reverse button 9 11 factory default settings 39 safety instructions 2 fast forward button 9 11 screen saver 21 features 6 setup button 9 front panel functions 11 12 s...