[. . . ] Power cord protection- To avoid any malfunctions of the unit and to protect against electric shock, fire or personal injury, please observe the following: a) Hold the plug firmly when connecting or disconnecting the AC power cord to this unit. e) Do not attempt to repair or reconstruct the AC power cord in any way. If the unit has been dropped or otherwise damaged, turn off the power and disconnect the AC power cord. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operation and servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. [. . . ] Connect the power plug to the AC power outlet. REMARK Certain features contained in this DVD player are related to the DVD disc's software. Certain features cannot be performed if the disc does not support the feature, or requires special settings. Check the features printed on the disc's packaging or follow the instructions of the Disc's on screen menu. Play a disc Switch on the player Push the main power button to turn on the DVD unit. Power on the TV set and the amplifier if connected. Set up the system Select the corresponding setting of the TV set (AV1, AV2, etc. ) and the amplifier, until the DVD power on screen appears. Load a disc OPEN Press OPEN button on the remote control (or front panel) to open the disc tray. (Note, place the disc's label side up, blank side down) Automatic Play The unit will take a few seconds to download the disc's inital data, then start playing automatically. If a DVD Disc Menu appears on screen Press PLAY button on the remote (or on the unit) to start playing. Press CURSOR buttons to select the 1 desired feature in the menu, or 2 and then press the ENTER button to confirm a selection. PLAY NOTE Normally, when a MP3 disc is loaded, the unit will take longer time to download the initial data. A DVD disc that does not match the region code cannot be played by this player. To return to the disc main menu, press MENU button on the remote. This DVD player will play only Region 1 DVD only. Power management The player is equipped with an energy saving power management. While In STOP mode and no operation of the unit for 5 minutes, the player will switch off to standby mode automatically. 7 9 FUNCTION BUTTONS Power ON / OFF POWER ON / OFF To switch the player between power on and off mode: Press POWER button on front panel (Always switch off the player after use) Open / Close disc tray To open and close the disc tray: OPEN Press OPEN button or OPEN button on the remote on the front panel Play / Pause / Step/ Stop 1 2 3 Press PLAY button to play the disc Press PAUSE button to pause. Press Step button the still picture frame by frame. Press to step forward to resume normal playback. 2 3 1 4 Press STOP button to stop in two modes: a) Press Once : STOP memorizes the interrupt position. (Will NOT resume with Play button) 10 FUNCTION BUTTONS Skip Forward / Backward 1 2 2 1 Press Press to skip forward (chapters) to skip backward (chapters) Player will not advance or reverse during "WARNING" section of any disc. Search Forward / Backward 1 Press 2 to search forward 4 8 20 Repeat pressing the button to change search speed 2 The unit muted in SEARCH mode 1 3 2 Press 2 to search backward 4 8 20 Repeat pressing the button to change search speed 3 Press PLAY button to resume normal playback Player will not advance or reverse during "WARNING" section of any disc. Slow Forward 1 Press to play slow forward 1/2 1/4 1/6 1/7 Repeat pressing the button to change slow forward speed 2 Press PLAY button 1 The unit muted in SLOW mode to resume normal playback 2 11 FUNCTION BUTTONS Select an item in menu In the disc menu or setup menu 3 1 2 3 Press cursor button to move between function items. 1 2 Press to confirm a selection. Press to cancel an entry. On Screen Display Menu 1 Press DISPLAY button to switch the OSD indicator on or off. 1 There are different OSD indicators for different types of disc: DVD, CD, MP3 and Picture CD. Press AFF button to eliminate(1. 85:1 aspect ratio) black bars or to reduce the black bars on the top and bottom of the screen. (2. 35:1 aspect ratio) 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ZOOM In DVD mode 2 1 Press the ZOOM button (In DVD mode only) to enlarge viewable picture. Press the button repeatedly to change the zoom scale: 1 2 3 Off 1 2 Press the CURSOR buttons to adjust the zooming position. Enlarged scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NOTE The picture quality is degraded as the picture is zoomed. 17 FUNCTION BUTTONS Mute 1 Press MUTE button To mute ( turn off ) the audio output. Press the button again To resume normal audio output. 1 Volume Up / Down While playing back a disc, 1 Press the VOLUME button - or + to adjust the volume output Volume level will display on screen: Volume 16 1 Shuffle 1 Press SHUFFLE button To shuffle play a disc in a random sequence. Press STOP button twice To cancel the function and back to normal mode. 1 NOTE A single track disc cannot be shuffled. 18 FUNCTION BUTTONS Program setting Program to play a DVD, CD and MP3 disc in a desired sequence automatically. DVD program menu Load a DVD disc. 1 Press the STOP button and then PROG the DVD program menu will appear. button, 2 Use numeric key to input the Title and Chapter numbers, Program Input 1 __ __ 4 __ __ 2 __ __ 5 __ __ 6 __ __ 3 __ __ Play Program Title/Chapter 3 Use CURSOR button moving to the next input. Repeat step 2 until programming is completed. 10 __ __ 11 __ __ 12 __ __ 7 __ __ 8 __ __ 9 __ __ Clear All To clear the last input, press CLEAR button, To clear all the inputs, higlight the "Clear All" icon, press ENTER button to confirm. To quit the program menu, press PROG button 4 Highlight the "Play Program" icon, press ENTER button to start the program play. . button twice to cancel the program. 5 Press STOP CD program menu Load a CD disc. 1 Press the STOP button and then PROG the CD program menu will appear. button, 2 Use numeric key to input the Track numbers, Program Input 1 ___ 4 ___ 2 ___ 5 ___ 3 ___ 6 ___ Play Program 3 Use CURSOR button moving to the next input. Repeat step 2 until programming is completed. 7 ___ 8 ___ 9 ___ Clear All 10 ___ 11 ___ 12 ___ To clear the last input, press CLEAR button, To clear all the inputs, higlight the "Clear All" icon, press ENTER button to confirm. To quit the program menu, press PROG button 4 Highlight the "Play Program" icon, press ENTER button to start the program play. . [. . . ] The rating lock release. Digital Out Bitstream DownSampling On Input the 4 digits new password, Highlight the desired item and press ENTER button, Highlight the desired item, Press ENTER button to confirm. The password will be changed and the rating lock will lock up after pressed ENTER button. Default setting Digital Out : RAW 24 TROUBLESHOOTING Should your DVD player develop a problem, please check below before requesting service: We recommend that you visit our website at www. apexdigitalinc. com and review customer support and FAQs for updates. Register to activate your warranty today. Symptom No Power Check and Action Check if the power cord has been properly connected to the power outlet. No Picture Check if the TV set has power on, use TV remote to select A/V signal for DVD rather than broadcast. Try to direct the player to the TV set instead of via other components, such as a VCR. [. . . ]