PROTRON PDV-288, User Manual

Page 1: ...OMPDV288 book Page i Thursday Jmm 16 2005 10 09 AM More for your money PDV 288 7 Portable DVD Player User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...es it only as a guide to operation All statements technical information and recommendations in this manual and in any guides or related documents are believed reliable but the accuracy and completeness thereof are not guaranteed or warranted and they are not intended to be nor should they be understood to be representations or warranties concerning the products described Specifications are subject...

Page 3: ...components Do not attempt to service the device yourself Opening or removing covers exposes high voltage nodes and other hazards Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Before cleaning the device turn it off unplug it from the wall and remove the battery Use a damp cloth for cleaning Never use liquid or aerosol cleaners To prevent overheating and ensure reliable operation place the devi...

Page 4: ...t from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Caution To comply with the limits for an FCC Class B computing device the user should use the shielded signal cable and power cord supplied with the unit The FCC warns that changes or modifications of the unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the...

Page 5: ... 7 Repeating an Arbitrary Section 8 Programming Playback Order 8 Marking and Returning to Locations 9 Playing Video CDs 10 The On Screen Display 10 Navigating Menus 10 Controlling Playback 10 Repeating an Arbitrary Section 11 Programming Playback Order 11 Marking and Returning to Locations 12 Playing Audio CDs 13 The On Screen Display 13 Controlling Playback 13 Searching to a Specified Time 13 Rep...

Page 6: ...s 21 Repeating Images 21 Programming Playback 22 Using the Remote Control 23 Replacing the Remote Battery 26 Configuring the Player 27 Language Setup 27 Screen Setup 28 Audio Setup 29 Custom Setup 29 Exit Setup 29 Using the Player in a Vehicle 30 Connecting Power 30 Attaching to a Seatback 30 Connecting the Player to Other Devices 32 Connecting to a Separate Display 32 Connecting to a Peripheral A...

Page 7: ...ereo system for the highest audio and video quality A car power adapter allows you to use your player on the road for as long as you want Features Large 7 screen Fully compatible with DVD Audio CD MP3 CD Video CD Super Video CD Kodak Picture CD CD ROM and CD R media Superlative error correction Displays JPEGs stored on data CDs 10 bit 525 1ine digital video converter 24 bit 96kHz digital audio con...

Page 8: ... 1 Open the box Remove the accessories box and set it aside 2 Remove the carrying case which holds the player Open it and remove the player 3 Remove the plastic bag enclosing the player then open the player and peel the protective plastic cover from the screen 4 Check to ensure the accessories box contains the items indicated below If any items are missing or damaged contact the seller immediately...

Page 9: ...the rear of the player Line up the four tabs on the battery with the four corresponding slots on the player drop the tabs into the slots then slide the battery toward the front of the display 7_ Connect one end of the power cord to a wall socket and the other end to the power adapter Connect the power adapter to the DC IN 12V jack on the side of the player The CHARGE INDICATION light on the batter...

Page 10: ...ONE VOL MODE DOWN UP Power Light Remote Control Receiver SETUP ENTER MENU ZOOM STOP PLAY PAUSE A the Player On and Off charged battery is attached to the player or the player is attached to a with the power adapter turn the player on and off by sliding the the left side of the player to the appropriate position 4 ...

Page 11: ...or settings with the buttons directly below the player s screen There are three color settings Brightness Contrast and Color Press the MODE button to cycle through these and press the DOWN and UP buttons to adjust the selected setting To reset the color settings press MODE until RESET is highlighted and press either DOWN or UP The menu will disappear after a few seconds of inactivity Bringing Up t...

Page 12: ...R to select an item Press MENU to return to the previous menu Controlling Playback When playing a DVD use the following buttons to navigate some are on the remote and some are on the player itself Press STOP to stop the DVD completely When the DVD is playing press PAUSE STEP or PLAY PAUSE to pause it When the DVD is paused press PAUSE STEP to step forward one frame at a time Press PREV to return t...

Page 13: ... a titlelchapter 1 Press SEARCH once to bring up the title chapter search display 2 _01 14 1 2 Press _1 and _ to switch between the title and chapter entries Note If there is only one title the title entry will be unavailable 3 Press A and _ to select the desired title or chapter 4 Press ENTER to search to the selected location To search to a time 1 Press SEARCH twice to bring up the time search d...

Page 14: ...n program a sequence of up to 20 tracks To program a playback sequence 1 Press PBC to turn off playback control and enable the PROGRAM button 2 Press PROGRAM to bring up the program display PROGRAM 1 _ 2 _ 3 _ 4 _ 5 _ TR e Chapter 02 03 04 I_ Play 3 Select a slot using the arrow buttons 4 Press _ twice to move to the Title column 5 Select the desired title and press the _ button to move to the Cha...

Page 15: ... through the six available slots M1 M6 until you find an empty one one with no time listed 3 Press ENTER to store the current location in the selected slot At this point you can exit the mark display by pressing MARK again To return to a marked location 1 Press MARK to bring up the mark display 2 Use the arrow controls to cycle through the slots and find the location you stored earlien 3 Press ENT...

Page 16: ...t group of ten is selected then enter the rightmost digit on the keypad Example To enter 35 press 10 three times and then press 5 Controlling Playback Press NEXT to move to the next track or image Press PREY to return to the previous track or image Press REV to reverse video playback Pressing this button repeatedly changes the speed at which the video reverses 2x 4x 8x 16x or 32x Pressing REV agai...

Page 17: ...der Using the PROGRAM button you can program a sequence of up to 20 tracks To program a playback sequence 1 Press PBCto turn off playback control and enable the PROGRAM button 2 Press PROGRAM to bring up the program display PROGRAM 1 2 3 4 5 _ 7 Select Track 02 03 04 Play 3 Select a slot using the arrow controls 4 Press _ to move to the Track column 5 Select the track to be scheduled in the select...

Page 18: ...controls to cycle through the six available slots M1 M6 until you find an empty one one with no time listed 3 Press ENTER to store the current location in the selected slot At this point you can exit the mark display by pressing MARK again To return to a marked location 1 Press MARK to bring up the mark display 2 Use the arrow controls to cycle through the slots and find the location you stored ea...

Page 19: ...he CD reverses 2x 4x 8x 16x or 32x Pressing REV again when reversing at 32x speed returns to normal play mode Press FWD to fast forward the CD This button operates as the REV button does To skip directly to a track enter the track number on the keypad To access tracks numbered 10 or higher press 10 until the correct group of ten is selected then enter the rightmost digit on the keypad Example To e...

Page 20: ...ction will begin repeating and will continue until you press the A R RPT button again Programming Playback Order Using the PROGRAM button you can program a sequence of up to 20 tracks To program a playback sequence 1 Press PROGRAM to bring up the program display PROGRAM 2 3 4 5 7 Select Track O2 03 O4 Play 2 Select a slot using the arrow controls 3 Press _ to move to the Track column 4 Select the ...

Page 21: ...cle through the six available slots MI M6 until you find an empty one one with no time listed 3 Press ENTER to store the current location in the selected slot At this point you can exit the mark display by pressing MARK again To return to a marked location 1 Press MARK to bring up the mark display 2 Use the arrow controls to cycle through the slots and find the location you stored earlien 3 Press ...

Page 22: ...s NEXT to skip to the next track Press REV to reverse CD playback Pressing this button repeatedly changes the speed at which the CD reverses 2x 4x 8x 16x or 32x Pressing REV again when reversing at 32x speed returns to normal play mode Press FWD to fast forward the CD This button operates as the REV button does To skip directly to a track enter the track number on the keypad and then press ENTER N...

Page 23: ... the program display Program Node m_ ROOT _ Track C Track _ Track C Track Track 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 Find the first MP3 track to be included in the sequence navigating as described in Navigating the Directory Structure on page 16 3 Press the t_ button to include the track in the playback sequence Press I_ a second time to remove the track from the sequence 4 Repeat steps 2 3 adding tracks in the desired ...

Page 24: ...rectory structure menu Press PLAY to resume slideshow playback To view a particular image enter the number of the image on the keypad To enter numbers 10 or higher press 10 until the correct group often is selected then enter the rightmost digit on the keypad Example To enter 35 press 10 three times and then press 5 Navigating Menus Press STOP while the slideshow is playing to bring up the thumbna...

Page 25: ...Draws the new image over the old from top to bottom Effect 9 Draws the new image over the old from bottom to top in eight horizontal slices simultaneously Effect 10 Draws the new image over the old from top to bottom in eight horizontal slices simultaneously Effect 11 Fades out the old image then fades in the new Navigating the Directory Structure Press MENU while the slideshow is playing to bring...

Page 26: ...t image To jump directly to an image in the current folder enter the number of the image on the keypad then press ENTER Press STOP once to stop the slideshow and bring up the directory structure menu Press STOP twice to completely stop the disc Press PLAY to resume slideshow playback Navigating the Directory Structure Press STOP while the slideshow is playing to bring up the directory structure Th...

Page 27: ...ge down to uncover the new Effect 5 Draws the new image over the old from the top and bottom simultaneously to the middle Effect 6 Draws the new image over the old from the middle to the top and bottom simultaneously Effect 7 Draws the new image over the old from bottom to top Effect 8 Draws the new image over the old from top to bottom Effect 9 Draws the new image over the old from bottom to top ...

Page 28: ...5 6 2 Find an image to be included in the sequence navigating as described in Navigating the Directory Structure on page 20 3 Press the 1_ button to include the image in the playback sequence Press a second time to remove the image from the sequence 4 Repeat steps 2 3 until all images to be included in the sequence have been marked 5 Press ENTER twice to begin playing the sequence The marked image...

Page 29: ...f all buttons on the remote and their functions Button Function _ Brings up the On Screen Display OSD which shows current playback information OSD _ Changes the filming angle when playing back a multi angle DVD ANGLE _ Cycles through the available audio channels on a DVD When playing back a CD this button cycles through stereo uR mono left channel and mono right channel playback O Cycles through t...

Page 30: ...ack When playing a DVD or Video CD returns to the previous menu Returns to the main menu Used to enter numbers and navigate directly to a specified track CDs and Video CDs chapter DVDs or photo photo CDs Used to access tracks chapters or photos numbered 10 or higher To use press repeatedly until the correct decade is selected then use the keypad to enter the least significant digit Cycles through ...

Page 31: ...en the disc is inserted and begin playback with the first track Mutes the audio MUTE Resumes normal playback mode PLRY Stops playback Press twice to completely stop a disc STOP Returns to the previous chapter track or photo PREV Skips to the next chapter track or photo NEXT When in normal play mode this button pauses playback When a DVD is paused this button steps forward one frame at a time When ...

Page 32: ...t the button you have pressed does not function in the current mode or for the disc in the player Replacing the Remote Battery The remote requires a CR2502 battery which is held in a small enclosure at the bottom of the remote To replace the battery 1 Release the tab and pull the enclosure out of the remote 2 Remove the old battery and replace it with the new battery The positive terminal should f...

Page 33: ...TER button to select an item 5 Press the SETUP button to exit the menu The following is a description of the contents of the Setup menu and their use _ _ Move _ eJect SETUP Quit Language Setup This menu allows you to change the language used by the player for menus audio and subtitles The options for each are English Spanish French and German The sub menus are as follows OSD Changes the language o...

Page 34: ...the full image on the screen but does not fill the entire screen 16 9 For 16 9 format displays The image fills the entire screen without cropping 4 3 PS 16 9 l 4 3 LB Screen Saver Turns the screen saver on and off When this is on a screen saver will come on after a period of inactivity to save battery life TV System Selects the image format used by the disc being played NTSC A format used primaril...

Page 35: ... as listed below Parental Ctrl Selects the content rating above which a password will be required 1 2 3 PG 4 PG 13 5 6 R 7 NC 17 8 Password _ _ Move _ SeJect SETUP Quit _L _ Move _ SeJect SETUP Quit Sets the password for parental control The factory default password is 8888 Angle Mark When this is turned on a small icon will display in the corner of the screen when a DVD has multi angle video Defa...

Page 36: ...the vehicle s power supply attach one end of the included vehicle power adapter to the DC IN 12V jack on the player and the other end to a cigarette lighter power outlet Attaching to a Seatback The carrying case has a number of straps that can be used to attach the player to a seatback such as in a vehicle or airplane To attach the player to a seatback 1 Slide the player under the elastic strap on...

Page 37: ...ok Page 3t Thm sday Jm_e 16 2005 t0 09 AM o strap just below the media slip the handle of the case over headrest Using the Player in a Vehicle 4 Tighten the Velcro strap around the headrest and flip up the display ...

Page 38: ...nect the other end of the cable to the AUDIO URjack on the player Once the player is connected to the display select the appropriate TV Type setting under the Screen Setup menu on the player see Configuring the Player on page 27 Connecting to a Peripheral Audio System There are two outputs that can be used to connect to an external audio system analog and digital If your audio system supports digi...

Page 39: ...33 Thm sday Jm_e 16 2005 t0 09 AM g system attach and white right iectors on the included audio system input and connect the other end of the cable to the AUDIO UR jack on the player Connecting the Player to Other Devices ...

Page 40: ..._ notches on the battery with the holes on the bottom of the player push the notches into _ _ o the holes and slide the battery and player together ii Disconnecting the Battery To disconnect the battery hold down the PUSH button on the top of the battery and slide the battery and player apart Charging the Battery The battery may be charged while connected to the player or separately To charge the ...

Page 41: ...OMPDV288 book Page 35 Thm sday June 16 2005 t0 09 AM Using the Battery Pack power adapter to the 2V IN jack on the battery ...

Page 42: ...If not check that the outlet is on or use a different outlet Recharge the battery and or plug in the playen Plug in the player and or recharge the battery Battery is discharged Screen The battery is flashing on low on energy and off Unclear or Signal cable s Make sure the signal cable s are firmly noisy picture not securely connected on external connected display Radio Check for any electronic dev...

Page 43: ...d properly functioning improperly Battery low on Replace the battery energy A button is Jog any stuck buttons on the remote to stuck unstick them Obstacle Remove the obstacle between remote and display The remote is Move closer to the display too far from the display After image Inherent LCD This is characteristic of an LCD The after remains on characteristics image will disappear after a few minu...

Page 44: ...Protron website at www protronusa com Support Information Do not return this product to your retailer until you have performed the steps laid out in Unpacking Your New DVD Player on page 2 and contacted the customer service center Merchandise may not be returned to Protron without a return form authorization Before contacting Protron customer service please record the following information which m...

Page 45: ...se Fal 12ms 18ms Audio Video Video Resolution 525 lines Video SIN Ratio 55dB Audio Frequency Response 0 5 1 0dB 20Hz 20kHz Audio Dynamic Range 85dB at 400Hz Audio Harmonic Distortion 0 01 Speakers 2 x 1 5W Battery Type NiMH Capacity 3500mAH Running Time Approximately 2 5hrs Charging Time 3 4hrs Life 7 6 W x 1 7 H x 5 8 D 194mm W x 43mm H x 148mm D 3 31bs DVD Audio CD VCD SVCD MP3 CD Kodak Picture ...

Page 46: ...ill of sale or receipted invoice with product name model and serial which provides evidence that the product is within the warranty period must accompany the product to obtain warranty service This warranty does not cover Physical or cosmetic damages Damage caused by abuse and or neglect Ordinary adjustments as outlined in the owners manual that can be performed by the customer Damage to equipment...

Page 47: ...al are defaced unrecognizable or missing The product is used outside the country in which it was originally sold This warranty is non transferable and only applies to the original purchase Any implied warranties including the warranty of merchantability are limited in duration to the period of this expressed warranty and no warranty whether expressed or implied shall apply to the product thereafte...

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