User manual APEX DIGITAL AD-1500

[. . . ] Safety Precautions The lightning flash with an arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. WARNING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN ! AVIS RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR ! CAUTION: The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. WARNING: DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE, DUE TO THE HIGH RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT OPEN THE CABINET DANGEROUS HIGH VOLTAGES ARE PRESENT INSIDE THE ENCLOSURE. ONLY QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL SHOULD ATTEMPT THIS. TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT AND INSERT. ATTENTION: This Digital Video Disc Player employs a Laser System. [. . . ] · Adjust the volume of your receiver to a comfortable listening level to avoid any speaker damage. · When connecting any disconnecting the DVD video player, turn off the amplifier to avoid any speaker damage. AD-1500 A P E X D I G I TA L 13 MP3 and VCD? WHAT IS MP3? MP3 refers to a new format of music files available for playback over the internet because of the popularity to download music from MP3 websites on to ones computer. APEX DIGITAL is the first company to offer in a home DVD player, the ability to playback CD-R discs recorded with MP3 audio files. PLAYING AN MP3 FORMAT You can play an MP3 CD by different "PLAY MODES" such as: - "FOLDER" (normal playback) - "FOLDER R" (repeat playback on a specific folder) - "REP-ONE" (repeat playback on a song) - "SINGLE" (playback a song only one time) - "SHUFFLE" (random playback) WHEN CREATING MP3'S When creaing MP3's to play on your DVD player, be sure to change the Character Settings from Joliett to ISO 9660 in your "CD Format" properties of your favorite CD-R burning software. For those of you using Adaptec® Easy CD Creator® 3. 5 or higher, be sure to change the Mode Settings from Mode 2 to Mode 1. Note: The AD-1500 DVD player will not play MP3 files on a CD-RW. WHAT IS VCD? Size and shape of any regular music CD with the same digital audio, plus good video capability. It is a new video format that offers over an hour of playing time, full CD-quality, stereo sound, and more. Notice: 1)When you playback video CD, you must turn PBC OFF in order to stop the chapter/scene. 2) The AD-1500 DVD player will only play "Comercially" made VCD and SVCD's. Apex does not now of any software that will produce VCD's or SVCD on a PC or MAC. 14 A P E X D I G I TA L AD-1500 MP3 Operation PLAY AN MP3 FORMAT 1. Insert an MP3 CD, the DVD video player will initialize the disc when the tray is closed and the directory (folder) will be shown in an MP3 MENU on screen. 2. Then press each way to select play mode options (repeat, shuffle, etc. ) Then press twice then the "down" key to select and highlight an MP3 file (song). If you need to return to the main directory (folder), press STOP. MP3 MENU ROOT BBBBBBBBBBB CCCCCCCCCCC DDDDDDDDDDD EEEEEEEEEEE FFFFFFFFFFF 0 1 2 3 4 5 . . 0 1 2 3 4 5 MP3 MP3 SSSSSSSSSSS TTTTTTTTTTT VVVVVVVVVVV ZZZZZZZZZZZ UUUUUUUUUUU PLAY MODE: FOLDER NOTICE · The upper left column is a list showing the name of the folder. The upper right column is a list showing the name of the song and the sub-folder. · Fast Forward or Fast Reverse are not available during MP3 playback. ·" " sign in front of a file name indicates that this is a folder, not a MP3 file. · "MP3" sign in front of a file name indicates that this is a MP3 file. · During MP3 playback, you cannot access to "PLAY MODE" folder or songs. · You are allowed a maximum of 11 characters for each folder or song. · For "SHUFFLE" playback, you are allowed playback randomly in a folder only. AD-1500 A P E X D I G I TA L 15 Playing Back a Disc HOW TO PLAYBACK A DISC. Basic Playback (see page 9 -11 for connection details) How to playback DVD video discs or VIDEO CDs · Turn on the TV and choose the video input source which is connected to the DVD video player. How to enjoy the sound from the audio system · Turn on the audio system and choose the input source that is connected to the DVD video player. Set the AUDIO OUTPUT to DIGITAL OUTPUT OFF from the SETUP MENU display if you don't have the necessary equipment to enjoy Dolby Digital or DTS surround sound. 1. [. . . ] · Verify the connection from the DVD video output to the TV video input. Then switch TV to appropriate mode (video 1) · Connect the video cable into the jacks securely. · Verify the connection from the DVD audio output to the TV or receiver audio input. · Damaged S connector (bent pin) · A small amount of picture distortion may appear because of a poor quality video/sound transfer to disc. [. . . ]