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INTRODUCTION

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

CAUTION:

PLEASE READ AND OBSERVE ALL WARNINGS AND
INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS OWNER’S MANUAL AND THOSE
MARKED ON THE UNIT. RETAIN THIS BOOKLET FOR
FUTURE REFERENCE.

This set has been designed and manufactured to assure personal safety.
Improper use can result in electric shock or fire hazard. The safeguards
incorporated in this unit will protect you if you observe the following proce-
dures for installation, use, and servicing.
This unit does not contain any parts that can be repaired by the user.

DO NOT REMOVE THE CABINET COVER, OR YOU MAY BE
EXPOSED TO DANGEROUS VOLTAGE. REFER SERVICING TO
QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL ONLY.

1.

Read These Instructions

All safety and operating instructions should be read before the
product is operated. 

2.

Follow All Instructions

All operating and use instructions should be followed.

3.

Keep These Instructions

The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future
reference.

4.

Heed All Warnings

All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should
be adhered to.

5.

Power Sources

This product should be operated only from the type of power
source indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the
type of power supply in your home, consult your product dealer or
local power company. For products intended to operate from bat-
tery power, or other sources, refer to the operating instructions.

6.

Grounding or Polarization

Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized plug has two
blades with one wider than the other. A grounding-type plug has
two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the
prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit
into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obso-
lete outlet.

7.

Ventilation

Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to
ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from over-
heating. These openings must not be blocked or covered. The open-
ings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed, sofa,
rug or other similar surface. This product should not be placed in a
built-in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventila-
tion is provided or the manufacturer’s instructions have been adhered
to.

8.

Heat

Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat regis-
ters, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce
heat.

9.

Water and Moisture

Do not use this apparatus near water.  For example: near a bath
tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, Laundry tub, in a wet basement; or
near a swimming pool.

10. Cleaning

Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use
liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Clean only with dry cloth.

11. Power-Cord Protection

Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly
at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit
from the apparatus.

12. Overloading

Do not overload wall outlets, extension cords, or integral conve-
nience receptacles, this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock.

13. Lightning

Unplug this apparatus apparatus during lightning storms or when
unused for long periods of time. This will prevent damage to the
product due to lightning and power-line surges.

14. Object and Liquid Entry

Never push objects of any kind into this product through openings
as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-out parts that
could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind
on the product.

15. Attachments

Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

16. Accessories

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. 

17. Disc Tray

Keep your fingers well clear of the disc tray as it is closing. It can
cause personal injury.

18. Burden

Do not place a heavy object on or step on the product. The object
may fall, causing serious personal injury and serious damage to the
product.

19. Connecting

When you connect the product to other equipment, turn off the
power and unplug all of the equipment from the wall outlet. Failure
to do so may cause an electric shock and serious personal injury.
Read the owner’s manual of the other equipment carefully and fol-
low the instructions when making any connections.

20. Sound Volume

Reduce the volume to the minimum level before you turn on the
product. Otherwise, sudden high volume sound may cause hearing
or speaker damage.

21. Sound Distortion

Do not allow the product to output distorted sound for a longtime. It
may cause speaker overheating and fire.

22. Earphone

When you use the earphone, keep the volume at a moderate level.
If you use the earphone continuously with high volume sound, it
may cause hearing damage.

23. Laser Beam

Do not look into the opening of the disc tray or ventilation opening
of the product to see the source of the laser beam. It may cause
sight damage.

24. Disc

Do not use a cracked, deformed, or repaired disc. These discs are
easily broken and may cause serious personal injury and product
malfunction.

25. Damage Requiring Service

Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing
is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any
way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid
has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus,
the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does
not operate normal, or has been dropped.

26. Servicing

Do not attempt to service this product yourself as opening or
removing the cover may expose you to dangerous voltage or other
hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

27. Replacement parts

When replacement parts are required, be sure the service techni-
cian has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or
have the same characteristics as the original part. Unauthorized
substitutions may result in fire, electric shock, or other hazards.

28. Safety Check

Upon completion of any service or repairs to this product, ask the
service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the
product is in proper operating condition.

PORTABLE CART

WARNING

Summary of Contents for SD-3815

Page 1: ...1 33 DVD PLAYER OWNER S MANUAL MODEL SD 3815 Before connecting operating or adjusting this product please read this instruction booklet carefully and completely ...

Page 2: ... to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this product does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the product off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures z Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna ...

Page 3: ...s this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock 13 Lightning Unplug this apparatus apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time This will prevent damage to the product due to lightning and power line surges 14 Object and Liquid Entry Never push objects of any kind into this product through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts tha...

Page 4: ... z Title Menu 19 z Disc Menu 19 z Camera Angle 19 z Changing the Audio Language 19 z Changing the Audio Channel 19 z Subtitles 19 Programmed Playback with Video CD and Audio CD 20 Programmed Playback with Video CD and Audio CD 20 z Repeat Programmed Tracks All 20 z Erasing a Track from Program List 20 z Erasing the Complete Program List 20 Operation with MP3 Disc 21 Playing an MP3 Disc 21 z Pause ...

Page 5: ...ohibited by area limits Note on DTS encoded CDs To avoid possible damage to the audio system turn down the volume before playing back such discs Adjust the volume gradually to personal preference To enjoy DTS Digital SurroundTM playback an external 5 1 chan nel DTS Digital SurroundTM decoder system must be connected to the digital output of the player Disc related terms Title DVD only The main fil...

Page 6: ...egular inspection and maintenance are recommended after every 1 000 hours of use This depends on the operating environment For details please contact your nearest dealer Notes on Discs Handling discs Do not touch the playback side of the disc Hold the disc by the edges so that fingerprints will not get on the surface Do not stick paper or tape on the disc Storing discs After playing store the disc...

Page 7: ...s in Standby mode off RANDOM Plays tracks in random order Remote Sensor Point the DVD Player remote control here Display window Shows the current status of the player Indicates current player function Playback Pause etc A light will appear if a disc is in the disc tray The current disc tray flashes ANGLE Lights when multi angles are present DVD inserted CD Audio CD inserted VCD Video CD inserted M...

Page 8: ...ly press repeatedly for frame by frame playback STOP x Stops playback Forward SKIP Advances to next chapter or track Reverse SKIP Returns to beginning of current chapter or track or go to previous chapter or track ANGLE Selects a DVD camera angle if available SUBTITLE Selects a subtitle language AUDIO Selects an audio language DVD or an audio channel CD FL DIM Controls the Display Window s light P...

Page 9: ...r S VIDEO or COMPONENT PROGRESSIVE SCAN depending on how you connect DVD Player to the TV OPTICAL Digital audio out jack Connect to digital optical audio equipment COMPONENT PROGRESSIVE SCAN VIDEO OUT Y Pb Pr Connect to a TV with Y Pb Pr inputs ANALOG AUDIO OUT Left Right 1 2 Connect to an amplifier receiver or stereo system VIDEO OUT Connect to a TV with video inputs AC Power Cord Plug into the p...

Page 10: ...DVD Player to the S Video in jack on the TV using an optional S Video cable S 2 2 Connect the Left and Right AUDIO OUT jacks of the DVD Player to the audio left right in jacks on the TV A using the supplied audio cables Component Video Color Stream connection Best 1 1 Connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PROGRESSIVE SCAN jacks on the DVD Player to the corresponding in jacks on the TV using an optional ...

Page 11: ...e best sound quality For this you need a multi channel Audio Video receiver that supports one or more of the audio formats supported by your DVD Player MPEG 2 Dolby Digital and DTS Check the receiver manual and the logos on the front of the receiver Notes If the audio format of the digital output does not match the capabilities of your receiver the receiver will produce a strong distorted sound or...

Page 12: ... search Audio language and Digital Audio Output mode Subtitle language Angle Sound Function Press 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 to select desired item Displays the current title number and total number of available titles and skips to a desired title number Displays the current chapter number and total number of available chapters and skips to a desired chapter number Displays the elapsed playing time and searc...

Page 13: ...GRESSIVE SCAN jacks but are connecting the DVD Player to a standard analog television set Progressive Scan to Off If you are using the Component Video jacks for connection to a TV or monitor that is compatible with a progressive scan signal set Progressive Scan to On Notes Progressive Scan is available only when the VIDEO OUTPUT switch on the rear panel is set to COMPO NENT PROGRESSIVE SCAN Cautio...

Page 14: ...unds and the quietest ones Then you may listen to a movie at a lower volume without losing clarity of sound Set DRC to On for this effect Vocal Set Vocal to On only when a multi channel karaoke DVD is playing The karaoke channels on the disc will mix into normal stereo sound PBC Set Playback Control PBC to On or Off On Video CDs with PBC are played according to the PBC Off Video CDs with PBC are p...

Page 15: ...a lower one If no suitable alternative is found playback will stop You must enter your 4 digit password or change the rating level in order to play the disc 5 5 Press ENTER to confirm your rating selection then press SETUP to exit the menu Area Code Enter the code of a country area whose standards were used to rate the DVD video disc referring to the list See Area Code List page 27 1 1 Select Area...

Page 16: ...under setup See page 14 Notes If Parental Control is set and the disc is not within the Rating settings not authorized the 4 digit password must be entered and or the disc must be authorized see Parental Control on page 15 DVDs may have a region code Your player will not play discs that have a region code different from your player The region code for this player is 1 one Exchanging discs during p...

Page 17: ...ess PLAY or press PAUSE STEP again Slow Motion 1 Press SLOW tor Tduring playback The player will enter SLOW mode 2 Use the SLOW tor Tto select the required speed t1 16 t1 8 t1 4 or t1 2 reverse or T 1 16 T1 8 T1 4 or T1 2 forward 3 To exit slow motion mode press PLAY Note Slow motion playback in reverse is not available from a Video CD Search 1 Press REV mor FWD Mduring playback The player will no...

Page 18: ... playing time of the current disc 2 Within 10 seconds press 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 to select the Time Search icon in the on screen display The appears in the Time Search box 3 Within 10 seconds use the number buttons to enter the required start time Enter hours minutes and sec onds from left to right in the box If you enter the wrong numbers press CLEAR to remove the numbers you entered Then enter the co...

Page 19: ...cs Menus DVDs may contain menus that allow you to access spe cial features To access the disc menu press MENU Then press the appropriate number button to select an option Or use the 1 2 3 4 buttons to highlight your selection then press ENTER Title Menu 1 Press TOP MENU If the current title has a menu that menu will appear on the screen Otherwise the disc menu may appear 2 The menu can list camera...

Page 20: ...racks All 1 To repeat the track currently playing press REPEAT The Repeat Track icon appears on the TV screen 2 To repeat all tracks on the program list press REPEAT two times The Repeat All icon appears on the TV screen 3 To cancel Repeat mode press REPEAT repeatedly until the Repeat Off icon appears on the TV screen Note If you press SKIP twice or SKIP during Repeat Track playback the repeat pla...

Page 21: ...es that have the mp3 file extension MP3 files z z The player can not read an MP3 file that has a file extension other than mp3 z z The player can not read a non MP3 encoded file that has a file extension mp3 MP3 Disc compatibility with this player is limit ed as follows 1 Sampling Frequency only at 44 1kHz 2 Bit rate within 32 320kbps 3 CD R physical format should be ISO 9660 4 If you record MP3 f...

Page 22: ...file and press ENTER or PLAY Viewing the file proceeding starts During viewing a file press GUI DISPLAY or RETURN to move to the previous menu JPEG menu Press TOP MENU to move to the next page Press MENU to move to the previous page Tip There are three viewing Slide Speed options Fast Normal and Slow Press 1 2 to highlight the Slide Speed then press 3 4 to select the option you want to use and pre...

Page 23: ... press REPEAT two times The Repeat All icon appears on the menu screen 3 To cancel Repeat mode press REPEAT repeatedly until the Repeat Off icon appears on the menu screen Note If you press SKIP twice or SKIP during Repeat Track playback the repeat playback cancels Repeat Programmed All Off 1 To repeat all files on the program list press REPEAT when JPEG menu appears The Repeat All icon appears on...

Page 24: ...his case the picture quality may be improved by changing the video mode z z To change the video mode press and hold GUI DISPLAY about 3 seconds during disc playback The new video mode number selected is displayed on the TV screen Check whether the video quality has improved If not repeat the above procedure until pic ture quality is improved z z Video mode sequence Video1 Video2 Film Adapt Auto z ...

Page 25: ...re is an obstacle in the path of the remote control and the DVD player z The batteries in the remote control are exhausted Correction z Plug the power cord into the wall outlet securely z Insert a disc Check that the DVD or audio CD indicator in the display window is lit z Select the appropriate video input mode on the TV so the picture from the DVD player appears on the TV screen z Connect the vi...

Page 26: ...7579 Korean 7583 Kashmiri 7585 Kurdish 7589 Kirghiz 7665 Latin Code Language 7678 Lingala 7679 Laothian 7684 Lithuanian 7686 Latvian Lettish 7771 Malagasy 7773 Maori 7775 Macedonian 7776 Malayalam 7778 Mongolian 7779 Moldavian 7782 Marathi 7783 Malay 7784 Maltese 7789 Burmese 7865 Nauru 7869 Nepali 7876 Dutch 7879 Norwegian 7982 Oriya 8065 Panjabi 8076 Polish 8083 Pashto Pushto 8084 Portuguese 818...

Page 27: ...yman Islands KZ Kazakhstan LA Laos LB Lebanon Code Area LC Saint Lucia LI Liechtenstein LK Sri Lanka LR Liberia LS Lesotho LT Lithuania LU Luxembourg LV Latvia LY Libya MA Morocco MC Monaco MD Moldavia MG Madagascar MH Marshall Islands MK Macedonia ML Mali MM Myanmar MN Mongolia MO Macau MP Northern Mariana Islands MQ Martinique French MR Mauritania MS Montserrat MT Malta MU Mauritius MV Maldives ...

Page 28: ...ohms sync negative RCA jack x 1 S VIDEO OUT Y 1 0 V p p 75 Ω negative sync Mini DIN 4 pin x 1 C 0 3 V p p 75 ohms COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y 1 0 V p p 75 Ω negative sync RCA jack x 1 Pb Pr 0 7 V p p 75 Ω RCA jack x 2 Audio output digital audio 0 5 V p p 75 Ω RCA jack x 1 Audio output optical audio 5 V p p 75 Ω Optical connector x 1 Audio output analog audio 2 0 Vrms 1 KHz 0 dB 330 Ω RCA jack L R x 2 Ac...

Page 29: ...e first rental or thirty 30 days from the date of shipment to the rental firm whichev er comes first Commercial Units Products sold and used for commercial use have a limited ninety 90 day warranty for all parts and labor Owner s Manual You should read the owner s manual thoroughly before operat ing this product You should complete and mail the enclosed Demographic card within ten 10 days after yo...

Page 30: ... with respect to the repair or replacement of any parts In no event shall TACP THI be liable for consequential or incidental damages No person agent distributor dealer or company is authorized to change modify or extend the terms of these warranties in any manner whatsoever The time within which an action must be commenced to enforce any obligation of TACP THI arising under the warranty or under a...

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