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PLAYING A DISC

This owner’s manual explains the basic instructions of this unit. Some DVD discs are produced
in a manner that allows specific or limited operation during playback. As such, the unit may not
respond to all operating commands. This is not a defect in the unit. Refer to the instruction notes
of discs.

“        ” may appear on the screen during operation.  A “        ” means that the desired operation
is not permitted by the unit or disc.

Basic playback

Playing a Disc

1. Slide the POWER ON/OFF switch on the left side of unit to ON.
2. Slide the AV IN / DVD switch on the right side of unit to select DVD mode.

See CUSTOMIZING THE FUNCTION SETTINGS  (page 25 to 28) before proceeding to step 3.

3. Slide the OPEN switch to open the disc door.
4. Hold the disc by its sides and carefully fit in onto the central spindle in the of  disc compartment, with the label side

facing up; press the disc down until you hear a “click”.

5. Push the door to close.

It takes a short while for your unit to load the disc. After loading, on some discs, the unit will automatically start
playback of the disc.

6. If disc play does not start automatically, press the   PLAY button.

DVD

CD

Pausing playback (still mode)

Press the 

II

 PAUSE button. To resume normal playback, press the   PLAY button.

Stopping playback

Press the 

 STOP button to interrupt playback. To resume playback,  press the   PLAY button.

If you press the 

 STOP button twice, the unit’s memory will be cleared and pressing the   PLAY button will reset

the disc to the beginning.

To skip to a different track

• Press the 

 PREV button repeatedly to skip to the start of the current or previous track.

• Press the 

 NEXT button to skip to the next track.

• For audio CD disc, use the number buttons (remote control only) to jump straight to a particular  track number.

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Summary of Contents for PVS1950D

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Page 2: ...ration and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited On Placement Do not use the unit in places which are extremely hot cold dusty or humid Place the unit on a flat and even surface Do not restrict the air flow of the unit by placing it in a place with poor air flow by covering it...

Page 3: ...aken so that the grounding or polarization means of an appliance are not defeated 12 Power Cord Protection Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them paying particular attention to cords at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the appliance 13 Cleaning The appliance should be cleaned on...

Page 4: ... Formats 4 Accessories 5 Remote Control 5 Control Reference Guide 6 8 Screen Viewing angle Adjustment 9 Power Supply 9 Using the Car adapter 9 Using the AC adapter 9 Connections 10 12 Connecting theMonitors 10 UsingHeadphone Earphones 10 UsingthisUnitwithOtherEquipment 11 12 Unit Operation 13 Sound System 13 Playing a Disc 14 16 PlayingaDisc 14 Pausingplayback stillmode 14 Stoppingplayback 14 Tosk...

Page 5: ...it if they were purchased from outside your geographic area or made for business purposes Title Chapter and Tracks DVDs are divided into titles and chapters If the disc has more than one movie on it each movie would be a separate title Chapters are sections of titles Audio CDs are divided into tracks A track is usually one song on an Audio CD Note Numbers identify each title chapter and track on a...

Page 6: ...ent light source the performance of the infrared REMOTE SENSOR may be degraded causing unreliable operation The recommended effective distance for remote operation is about 16 feet 5 meters Remove the protective plastic tab before operating the Remote Control REMOTE CONTROL BATTERY REPLACEMENT When battery become weak the operating distance of the Remote Control is greatly reduced and you will nee...

Page 7: ...o presentation when scenes with multiple camera angles are recorded on a DVD 7 REPEAT A B button Perform point to point repeat playback on a DVD or CD 8 STANDBY button Press to switch between standby and on 9 NEXT button Move forward through titles chapters or tracks on a disc 10 Cursor buttons Use to highlight selections on a menu screen and make adjustments to certain settings ENTER button Confi...

Page 8: ...tton to begin fast scan Four speeds are available NEXT button Press NEXT button to advance to chapters tracks Press and hold NEXT button to begin fast scan Four speeds are available PAUSE SETUP button Press to pause playback of disc Each time you press the PAUSE button the picture advances one frame Press the PLAY button to resume playback In stop mode open and close the SETUP menu of the unit PLA...

Page 9: ...lume Installation of Monitors Use supplied mounting straps installing the monitors onto the seat back in a car 2 Tightly wrap the mounting strap around the headrest SAFETY WARNING This unit should never be used by the vehicle s driver or left unsecured in the vehicle while driving If this unit is being used in your vehicle be sure that it is secured or held safely and does not obstruct any safey d...

Page 10: ... use with vehicles that have a 12V negative ground electrical system Cautions Use this unit only with the included 12V car plug adapter use with other car adapters could damage the system The included 12V car plug adapter is for use with this unit only Do not use them with other equipment For interests of public safety do not operate the unit or view video while driving the vehicle Make sure the u...

Page 11: ...ound will be output from the Monitor s speakers Caution Avoid listening to sound at excessive levels which could be harmful to your ears Headphones Earphones 3 5mm diameter plug Bottom of Monitor Main unit EZ VIEW CABLES Monitors CONNECT TO MAIN UNIT port Input CONNECT TO MAIN UNIT port Input Connect to MONITORports Output Headphones Earphones 3 5mm diameter plug Note In AV IN mode headphones are ...

Page 12: ... Connecting a TV Using this unit with a television If your TV has Audio Video inputs Using this Unit with Other Equipment Watching aVideo Equipment 1 Turn on the unit slide the AV IN DVD switch to select AV IN 2 Turn on the video equipment and follow the instructions provided with it to playback Note If you have a mono VCR the volume level from the speakers will be low Game Consoles other Video Eq...

Page 13: ...ality This is NOT caused by a defective DVD system C Connecting to another source This unit can play Dolby Digital but only in two channels CONNECTIONS Listening to another audio equipment 1 Turn on the Unit 2 Turn on your audio equipment and follow the instructions provided with it to select the AUDIO IN or DIGITAL IN function Analogue connection DIGITAL OUT AV OUT DVD ONLY AUDIO IN Amplifier of ...

Page 14: ...ufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories UNITOPERATION SOUND SYSTEM Turning the Unit On The system is in the standby condition STANDBY indicator lights when the AC power supply cord or Car adapter is connected 1 Slide the POWER ON OFF switch on unit to the ON position to turn ON the unit If you select DVD the DVD logo start ...

Page 15: ... the label side facing up press the disc down until you hear a click 5 Push the door to close It takes a short while for your unit to load the disc After loading on some discs the unit will automatically start playback of the disc 6 If disc play does not start automatically press the PLAY button DVD CD Pausing playback still mode Press the II PAUSE button To resume normal playback press the PLAY b...

Page 16: ...rent fast scan speeds 2 Press the PLAY button to resume playback at normal speed PLAYING A DISC When you reach the edge of the image the display will not move anymore in that direction SKIP Forward Reverse While you are playing a disc press the NEXT button to move to the beginning of the next chapter or track Press the PREV button to move to the previous chapter or track and automatically start pl...

Page 17: ...ype of playback 1 While a disc is playing press the AUDIO button to show the current audio format number 2 Press the AUDIO button repeatedly to select the desired audio format About two seconds later playback continues in the new audio format DVD Subtitle selection 1 While a DVD is playing press the SUBTITLE button to display the current language setting as shown in the example below 2 Press the S...

Page 18: ...ur desired type of audio Subtitle setting The subtitle number and language currently selected is displayed When a disc with only one subtitle is played back 1 1 Eng is displayed Press the SUBTITLE button to select your desired language GOTO function This function allows you to skip directly to any part of the disc while a disc is playing Note After setting press the DISPLAY button again on the rem...

Page 19: ...ack If you know the title chapter track number you want to play you can locate a specifc title chapter track by directly selecting a title chapter track number 1 Press the GOTO button to search your desired title chapter track 2 Press or button to highlight a title chapter track and press the corresponding number button s for the chapter you want 3 Press the ENTER button to confirm The unit will s...

Page 20: ... is displayed on the screen and you can see how many angles are recorded on the disc 2 Press the ANGLE button repeatedly to select your desired angle 3 The unit will change to your desired angle at once Audio setting 1 Press the DISPLAY button twice on the remote unit The FUNCTION menu is displayed on the screen and you can see how many audio formats are recorded on the disc 2 Press the AUDIO butt...

Page 21: ...r button to move to the other field 4 Repeat steps 2 to 3 5 Press the PLAY button to start the programmed playback Notes If you press the STOP button twice at programmed playback mode the programmed playback function will be cancelled 3 Use or button to select other field 4 Repeat steps 2 to 3 5 Press the PLAY button to start the programmed playback CD DVD PROGRAMMABLE MEMORY Advanced playback Pro...

Page 22: ... press the REPEAT DISC button until the Off indicator displays on the screen REPEAT PLAYBACK continued on next page continued on next page continued on next page continued on next page continued on next page Advanced playback You can play a single track to whole disc repeatedly Repeating a single track You can play the same track repeatedly 1 While the disc is playing press the REPEAT DISC button ...

Page 23: ...the end of the section Rep A B is displayed 3 The Unit will immediately begin replaying your selection To resume normal playback 4 While the disc is playing press the REPEAT A B button until the Off indicator displays on the screen Notes A B repeat can only be used within the same title If the start and end of the section to be repeated are in different titles A B repeat is cancelled The A B repea...

Page 24: ...file is located and played back You also can press the GOTO button set the track number you want and then press the ENTER button 1 You can not play in Fast reverse or Fast forward during MP3 playback 2 During MP3 playback if you press the STOP button twice and then press PLAY button again it will start to play from the beginning of the file If you press the STOP button once and then press PLAY but...

Page 25: ...take a short while to load the disc 5 Press the PLAY button the MP3 titles or JPG files will be playback one by one Notes If you press the MENU button on the remote in full screen review the Unit will display a menu of 9 thumbnail images Use the cursor to highlight NEXT or PREV in thumbnail screen and then press the ENTER button to review other images If you want to review one image in full screen...

Page 26: ...is preset on the DVD disc Therefore the playback picture of some DVD discs may not conform to the picture size you selected When you play DVD discs recorded in the 16 9 picture size only the playback picture always appears in the 16 9 picture size regardless of the TV shape setting 4 3 Letter Box When wide screen video material is played in this mode on a conventional screen black bands appear at ...

Page 27: ...ge AUDIO setting Digital Out 1 Press the SETUP button in stop mode 2 Use or button to select Audio press the ENTER button 3 Press the ENTER button repeatedly to select Digital Out type 4 To exit the FUNCTION SETUP MENU and return to the normal screen press the RETURN button Raw Does not have a Dolby Digital Decode PCM Has Dolby Digital Decode Digital Out Virtual Effect Off Brightness 1 Press the S...

Page 28: ...nguage Language STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 Video Video Video Audio Audio Audio Rating Rating Rating Password Parental lock Factory Set Password Parental lock Factory Set 8 Adult No 8 Adult No No Yes continued on next page continued on next page continued on next page continued on next page continued on next page Digital Out Virtual Effect Digital Out Virtual Effect STEP 4 Off Off Off On Virtual Effect f...

Page 29: ...ary from disc to disc For example if the disc allowed you could edit out violent scenes unsuitable for children and replace them with more suitable scenes or you could lock out playback of the disc altogether 1 Press the SETUP button in stop mode 2 Use or button to select Rating press the ENTER button 3 Use or button to select parental lock and then press the ENTER button repeatedly to set the par...

Page 30: ...o Portuguese Quechua Rhaeto Romance Kirundi Romanian Russian Kinyarwanda Sanskrit Sindhi Sangho Serbo Croatian Singhalese Slovak Language Name Slovenian Samoan Shona Somali Albanian Serbian Siswat Sesotho Sundanese Swedish Swahili Tamil Telugu Tajik Thai Tigrinya Turkmen Tagalog Setswana Tonga Turish Tsonga Tatar Twi Ukrainian Urdu Uzbek Vietnamese Volapük Wolof Xhosa Yoruba Chinese Zulu Code MG M...

Page 31: ...sc compartment Cleaning Disc A defective or soiled disc inserted into the unit can cause sound to drop out during playback Handle the disc by holding its inner and outer edges Do NOT touch the surface of the unlabeled side of the disc Do NOT stick paper or tape on the surface Do NOT expose the disc to direct sunlight or excessive heat Clean the disc before playback Wipe the disc from the center ou...

Page 32: ...The disc does not play The region number of the disc does not match the region number of the unit DVD mode is not selected select DVD on AV IN DVD switch Clean the disc The disc is scratched No picture The picture is not clear Make sure that you ve select DVD mode The system is in pause mode or in Slow motion Play mode Press the PLAY button to return to normal play mode Fast forward or fast revers...

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