Audiovox D1500A User Manual

D1500A

PORTABLE 5" LCD MONITOR & DVD PLAYER

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Notice:

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tected by method claims of certain U.S. Patents and other intellectual

property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights own-

ers. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by

Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited view-

ing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation.

Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

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A. Introduction

Thank you for selecting the D1500A portable DVD player. The main
features include a 5" Screen (4:3 Aspect Ratio) Liquid Crystal Dis­play (LCD) monitor and a DVD player. The unit applies the latest
state of the art electronics and is designed for use in hotels, offices
or your home. The unit is constructed to provide years of reliable,
trouble-free service, and is compact so that you can take it with you
anywhere and is designed for quick and easy installation. Please
read the entire instruction manual supplied with this product prior to
operation. The documentation will assist you in installing the system
properly to obtain the best equipment performance. All manuals should
be stored for later use.

B. Cautions and Warnings

1. Placement

To prevent fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to
rain or moisture. Do not place the set on an unstable cart, stand,
tripod, bracket or table to prevent it from falling. Keep the unit away
from strong magnets, heat sources, direct sunlight, excessive dust.
If the unit is brought directly from a cold to a warm location, mois­ture may condense inside the unit. When you move it from a cold
to a warm location, wait for about one hour before operating the
unit, or remove the disc and leave the unit turned on until the mois­ture evaporates.

2. Installation

Ensure that the D1500A is installed in accordance with the instruc­tions and illustrations provided in this manual.

3. Object and Liquid

Do not push objects of any kind into the unit through openings; do
not spill or spray liquid of any kind on or in the system (this may
result in a fire or electric shock). Do not place anything heavy on
the unit. To ensure proper ventilation and proper operation, never
cover or block the slots and openings with a cloth or other material.

4. Disassembly

Do not attempt to disassemble the cabinet. There is a risk of elec­tric shock and/or exposure to Laser Radiation. Contact qualified
service personnel if your system is in need of repair.

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5. Cleaning Unit

When cleaning, make sure the system is unplugged from the power
source. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a
cloth lightly dampened with water for cleaning the exterior of the
system only.

6. Disc

Do not use irregularly shaped discs such as heart or star-shaped
discs as they may cause the unit to malfunction. Do not stick pa­per, tape or glue on the disc. Do not expose the disc to direct sun­light or heat sources such as hot air ducts. Do not touch the sur­face of disc. Handle the disc by its edge. Clean the disc by wiping
the disc from the center out with a cleaning cloth. Remove the disc
from the unit and store it in its case after playing. Some playback
operations of discs may be intentionally fixed by software produc­ers. Since this unit plays discs according to the disc contents the
software producers designed, some playback features may not be
available. Also refer to the instructions supplied with the discs.

C. Contents

1. 1 x 5’’ LCD Monitor & DVD Player Combo

2. 1 x AC to DC Adapter

3. 1 x Rechargeable Battery

4. 1 x Remote Control w/Battery

5. 1 x Instruction Manual

6. 1 x Audio/Video Input Cable

7. 1 x Audio/Video Output Cable

8. 1 x Cigarette Lighter Adapter

D. Powering and installation

1. Powering the system indoors (Refer to Figure 1)

Plug one end of the AC to DC adapter into the DC 9V jack
on the right side of the main unit, then plug the other end into
the 120V AC power receptacle.

2. Powering the system in a car

Plug one end of the cigarette lighter adapter into the

DC 9V jack on the unit, then plug the other end into
the cigarette lighter socket.

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Figure 1

3. Powering the system with attached rechargeable Barrery

Please refer to L. Rechargeable Battery Installation and Use

(Page 29 to page 31).

E. Controls, Indicators, and Connectors

1. Unit View (Refer to Figure 2)

Figure 2

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1) Press Button on Disc cover

2) Open button

3) Previous Button

4) Stop Button

5) Next Button

6) Play Button

7) Display Button

8) Pause Button

9) Remote Control Sensor

10) DVD Video Output Jack

11) DVD Audio L+R Output Jack

12) Video Input Jack

13) Audio L+R Input Jack

14) Brightness +/- Thumbwheel

15) Volume +/- Thumbwheel

16) Headphone Input Jack 1

17) Headphone Input Jack 2

18) Power On/Off Switch

19) DC 9V Input Jack

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2. Remote Control View (Refer to Figure 3)

1) Display Button

2) Angle Button

3) Subtitle Button

4) Audio Button

5) Zoom Button

6) Up/Down/Left/Right/Enter Buttons

7) Return Button

8) A-B Button

9) Forward Button

10) Reverse Button

11) Slow Button

12) Stop Button

13) Number Buttons

14) Setup Button

15) Menu Button

16) Repeat Button

17) Previous Button

18) Next Button

19) Play Button

20) Pause Button Figure 3

F. Loading and Playing a Disc

a. After connecting power to the unit, slide the POWER ON/OFF

on the right side to ON, the DVD player’s POWER indicator
lights.

b. Open the disc tray by pressing OPEN at the lower right of the

disc tray, and place a disc into the tray with the disc’s label fac­ing up.

c. Press PRESS at the right side of the tray door until it clicks shut.

The unit will load the disc and start playing by pressing PLAY

located either on the right side of the disc tray or on the remote .
d. Rotate BRIGHT and VOLUME to adjust the LCD’s brightness
and the DVD player’s volume.
e. To stop playing a disc, press STOP.

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f. To turn off the DVD player, slide POWER ON/OFF to OFF. The
DVD player’s POWER indicator turns off.
g. To remove the disc, open the disc tray, then you will see a picture

on the right inner corner of the cover to indicate how to remove
the disc, just use your finger to access the right inner corner of
the disc tray and lift up the disc and remove it from the disc
tray. Please refer to Figure 4.

Figure 4

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G. SETUP

Press ‘SETUP’ to display the Main screen of the SETUP Menu on

the screen. Press ‘SETUP’ again to exit the SETUP Menu and

the unit will resume it’s last playback or stop mode.

Figure 5. Main SETUP Menu Screen

1) Select ‘GENERAL SETUP’ using the UP/DOWN buttons, then

press ‘ENTER’ to enter the GENERAL Setup screen.

Figure 6. General SETUP Menu Screen

a. Select TV DISPLAY using UP/DOWN, and then press RIGHT

to enter the submenu. Select the TV display mode on the
screen using UP/DOWN, and press ENTER to confirm the
setting. Press LEFT to return.
* NORMAL/PS: When the player is connected to a normal
TV, and a wide picture is shown on the full screen.
* NORMAL/LB: When the player is connected to a normal TV,
and a wide picture is shown on the screen with a black strip

at both the top and bottom of the screen.

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* WIDE: When the player is connected to a wide screen

TV, a wide picture is shown on the full screen.

b. Select ‘ANGLE MARK’ using UP/DOWN, and then press

the RIGHT button to enter the submenu. Choose Angle
Mark on or off displayed on the screen using the UP/DOWN
and then press ENTER to confirm the setting. Press the
LEFT button to return.

Figure 7. ANGLE MARK Screen Display

* ON: The screen will show angle mark.

(*If angle option is available)

OFF: The screen will not display the Angle Mark

c. Select ‘MAIN PAGE’ using UP/DOWN, and then press ENTER

to return to the main page.

*NOTE: The DVD player will enter the Screen Saver mode after

5 minutes if the image on the screen remains the same for

more than 5 minutes.

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