Boss Audio Systems BV2950TU User Manual

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Multi-Media Disc Player
with Built-in TV Tuner
and FM Modulator

Congratulations on your purchase
of a Multi-Media Disc Player.

It has been designed, engineered
and manufactured to bring you the
highest level of performance and
quality, and will afford you years of
listening pleasure.

Thank you for making a your
choice for mobile video entertainment.

USER’S MANUAL

Page CONTENTS

2 Safety Information

3 Installation

4 Power Connections

5 Audio Connections

6 Operation

6 Features and Controls

8 Using The Remote Control

9 General Operation

10 CD/MP3 Operation

11 DVD/VCD Operation

15 Data Disc Play Operation

16 Memory Card Play Operation

16 USB Device Operation

16 AV In Operation

17 T

18 Setup

18 System Setup

19 Language Setup

20 Audio Setup

20 Digital Setup

20 Specifications

21 Troubleshooting

V Operation

17

22 Additional Information

FM Modulator Operation

BV2950TU

Safety Information

Caution:

This mobile DVD player is a class 1 laser
product. However, this mobile DVD
player uses a visible/invisible laser beam
which could cause hazardous radiation
exposure if directed. Be sure to operate
the mobile DVD player correctly as
instructed.

Use of controls or adjustments or
performance of procedures other than
those specified herein may result in
hazardous radiation exposure.

Do not open covers and do not repair
yourself. Refer servicing to qualified
personnel.

Warning:

Region management information

- To reduce the risk of fire or electric
shock, do not expose this equipment to
rain or moisture.

- To reduce the risk of fire or electric
shock, and annoying interference, use
only the recommended accessories.

- This device is intended for continuous
operation.

This product incorporates copyright
protection technology that is protected by
method claims of certain U.S. patents
and other intellectual property rights
owned by Macrovision Corporation and
other rights owners. Use of this copyright
protection technology must be
authorized by Macrovision Corporation,
and is intended for home and other
limited viewing uses only unless
otherwise authorized by Macrovision
Corporation. Reverse engineering or
disassembly is prohibited.

This mobile DVD Player is designed and
manufactured to respond to the Region
Management Information that is recorded
on a DVD disc. If the Region number
described on the DVD disc does not
correspond to the Region number of this
Mobile DVD Player, this Mobile DVD
Player cannot play this disc.

Disc notes

Handling and cleaning

Disc cleaning

- Dirt, dust, scratches and warped discs
will prevent proper operation.

- Do not place stickers or make scratches
on discs.

- Do not bend discs.

- A disc should always be kept in its case
when not in use to prevent damage.

- Do not place discs in the following
places:

1.Direct sunlight.

2.Dirty, dusty and damp areas.

3.Near car heaters.

4.On the seats or dashboard.

Use a dry soft cloth to wipe the surface. If
the disc is quite dirty, use a soft cloth
slightly moistened with isopropyl
(rubbing) alcohol. Never use solvents
such as benzene, thinner or conventional
record cleaners as they may mar the
surface of the disc.

You can playback the following discs:
DVD VIDEO/DVD AUDIO

VIDEO CD/AUDIO CD

MP3/WMA/JPEG/MPEG4

Label side up

Do not touch
the underside
of the disc

Do not bend

Wipe the disc from center toward the outside edge

Preparing new discs with rough spots

A new disc may have rough edges on its
inside and outside edges. If a disc with
rough edges is used, the disc will not be

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Rough spots on outside edge

Notes:

- Choose a mounting location where the unit will not distract the driver.

- Before installing the unit, connect the wiring temporarily and make sure it is all connected
properly and the unit and the system works.

- Use only the parts included with the unit to ensure proper installation. The use of unauthorized
parts can cause malfunctions.

- Consult with your nearest dealer if installation requires the drilling of holes or other modifications
of the vehicle.

- Install the unit where it does not get in the driver's way and cannot injure the passenger if there is
a sudden stop, like an emergency stop.

- If installation angle exceeds 30° horizontal, the unit may not perform properly.

- Avoid installing the unit where it will be subject to high temperature, such as from direct sunlight,
or from hot air, from the heater, or where it would be subject to dust, dirt or excessive vibration.

The unit is designed for home-use and car-use. When installed in the car, please follow the
installation instructions below.

Installation

properly seated and the player will not
play the disc. Therefore, remove the
rough edges in advance by using a
ballpoint pen or pencil as shown on the
right. Press the side of the pen or pencil
against the inside and outside edges of
the disc.

Ball point pen
or pencil

Rough spots on inside edge

SCREW

M5x25

SCREW

M4x5

SCREW

M4x5

REMOVE THE SCREWS WHICH LOCK THE DVD MECHANISM

Notes:

1. First remove the two transport screws that lock the DVD mechanism. Then attach the
brackets on both sides of unit with screws (m4X5). Finally, install the unit with screws
(m5X25).

2. When locating the bracket, you can slide the screw (m5X25) to left side or right side
as necessary. In the figure above, select two holes from those marked 1, 2, 3 and 4 to
secure the bracket.

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Power Connections

Using Cigarette Lighter Adaptor

Use the conversion cable to obtain DC 12V power supply input through the AC/DC
ADAPTER or the cigarette lighter according to the illustrations shown below:

Using Wired Connection to Vehicle Battery

According to the illustrator below, install the unit in the car and obtain DC 12V power
supply input.

CONSTANT 12 VOLTS (YELLOW)
GROUND (B-) (BLACK)
IGNITION SWITCH (ACC+) (RED)

FUSE(3A)

FUSE(3A)

Audio Connections

Using Head Unit RCA Audio Inputs

IR Sensor

If you need to mount the DVD player in a location where the control panel is
inaccessible, or where the line-of-sight between the remote control and the face of the
player is interrupted, connect the remote sensor as shown in the diagram above.

Mount the IR Sensor in a convenient location which is in direct line-of-sight with the
use location of the remote control. Point the remote control in the direction of the
sensor to operate the player.

To Audio system inputs

RIGHT

Red

LEFT

White

VIDEO

Yellow

To Video system inputs

Using Built-in FM Modulator to Send Audio to Head Unit

To CarAntenna

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Operation

Features and Controls

Front panel

Remote Control

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1. POWER

2.

3MODE

4.

5.

6. EJECT

7. DISC Slot

8. AV IN

9. USB

10. SD/MMC

11.IRSENSOR

12. RESET

13. DISP

14. A-B

15. RPT

16. ZOOM

17.▲/▼/◄/►

18. ENTER

Press this button to turn the unit on/off.

Press this button to pause playback.
Press it again to resume playback.

Press this button to switch between DVD and
AV modes.

Press this button to skip back one track.

Press this button to skip to the next track.

Press this button to eject the disc from the disc
slot (7).

Gently insert a disc (with the printed side up)
into the disc slot (7) until you feel some
resistance.

JACK
Connect external audio/video equipment to
the unit through the AV IN terminals.

PORT

CARD SLOT

Press RESET button (12) to restore the
default settings.

Press this button to display disc information
during playback.

A-B repeat allows a selected passage to be
repeated playback.

Use this button to switch from the different
modes available.

Press this button to zoom in or out of the video
image.

In some menus, buttons serve as
cursor buttons to move up/down/left/right.

Use this button to confirm the Track/Chapter
selected by the numeric buttons or selected
with the cursor buttons on TV screen.

disc

▲/▼/◄/►

.

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:

19. SETUP

20. TITLE/PBC

TITLE/PBC

21. 0~9

22. AUDIO

AUDIO

23. SUB-T

24. MUTE

25. ANGLE
s

26. VOL+/VOL-

27. MENU

28.

29.

30. GOTO

31. ■ STOP

32. PROG

33. RDM

Press the button to enter into the System
Setting menu.

In DVD or VCD (with PBC on) mode,
press button to display the TITLE
menu that is stored on disc.

Numeric buttons are used for Track/Chapter
selections and other functions.

On multi-audio sound track disc, press this
button to change the sound track.

Changes the subtitle language on multi­subtitle language DVD disc.

Press to silence the audio output. Press it
again to resume the previous volume level.

Change the view angle on multi-angle DVD
disc.

Press the VOL+ to increase the volume level.
Press the VOL- to decrease the volume level.

Press this button repeatedly to

Press the button to search forward rapidly.

Press the button to search in reverse rapidly.

Press the button to select the bookmark that
you set.

Press once to pause playback. Press it again
to stop playback.

Press this button to play the tracks in an order
which you have programmed.

Press the button to play all tracks on the disc
in a random order. Press again to cancel this
function.

step through
and select an FM frequency between 87.7MHz
and 88.9MHz.

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Preparing and using the remote
control

Battery replacement

* Before using the remote control, please
take the transparent insulator strip off the
bottom of remote control.

-Do not subject the remote control to
excessive shock.

-Donotputinapocket.

-Keep away from food, moisture and
dirt.

-Do not place in direct sunlight.

The remote control uses a lithium button
type battery, model CR 2025 3V. Do not
use any other kind of battery in the
remote. Follow these instructions when
installing or replace the battery.

* Point the remote control at the remote
sensor (11) from no more than 6 feet
away.
* If the IR sensor is exposed to direct
sunlight, the remote control may not be
able to communicate with it properly. You
may need to relocate or shield the IR
sensor.
* If you are more than 30 away from
being directly in front of the IR sensor,
the remote control may be unable to
communicate properly.
* The remote control is a small,
lightweight precision device. To avoid
damage, short battery life, operational
errors and poor response, observe the
following:

1. Remove the battery holder by
pressing the locking tab with your thumb
and slide the battery holder out.

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Using The Remote Control

A

B

3. Closing the cover
Gently push in the holder until it is
securely locked into place.

2. Replacing the battery
Replace the battery with the same type of
battery and the (+) side facing up.

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Initial system start-up

Turning power on and off

Loading/Removing a disc

Adjusting the volume level

Input source selection

ESP function

Be sure to press the button (12)
when using the unit for the first time, after
all connections are completed correctly.

1. Turn off the unit power.

2. Press with a ballpoint pen or
similar pointed object.

Press button(1)orinsertadisctoturn
on the unit.
When system is on, press button (1) to

turn off the unit.

1. Insert the disc into the disc slot (7) with
the printed side facing up. The player will
play the disc automatically.

2. Press button (6) to eject the disc.

Press button (26) to adjust
the volume level.

Press (3) to select between DVD ,
TV and AV IN mode.

This unit features ESP (anti-shock)
protection. It works by “playing ahead”
and buffering the stored part of the
program, playing it back when the
realtime portion of the program has been

disrupted. Depending on the
listening/viewing mode you are in, the
amount of time of disruption which can be
hidden is as follows:

CD, VCD: 18 seconds
MP3:160 seconds
DVD: 6 seconds
MPEG4: 20 seconds

RESET

RESET

VOL+/VOL-

MODE

General Operation

Last position memory feature

Reset function

- During disc playback, if you press the
button (1) to turn off the unit and

then press the button again to turn on the
unit, the DVD unit will resume playing
from the point that it was interrupted.

-During disc playback, if you press the

button (3) to switch to other mode,
and then return to DVD mode again, the
unit will resume playing from the point
that it was interrupted.

button on the housing must be
activated with either a ballpoint pen or
thin metal object. The button (12)
is used in the following situations:

-After initial installation of the unit when
all wiring is completed.

-Some of the function buttons do not
operate.

- Error symbol appears on the display.

POWER

MODE

RESET

RESET

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CD/MP3 Operation

Playback

1.2.Insert a disc with the label side facing

up. The disc will be drawn into the player
automatically. The information for the
current disc will be shown on the screen .

For CD:

3ForMP3.:

1).

3).

Press /► button to move between

workarea A,Band C.

Press button or input using the
numeric buttons to select the desired
folder or file of this work area.

◄

2). ▲/▼

Press button (18) to confirm
the selected item.

Return to the beginning of the previous

track (file) by pressing the button (4).

Advance to the beginning of the next

track (file) by pressing the button (5).

ENTER

4.

5.

9

:

Pause playback

Stopping playback

Fast-forward / Fast-reverse

Press button (2) to pause playback.
Press it again to resume playback.

Briefly press the button (31) to stop
the playback hen the button is
pressed and then you press button
( normal playback will resume.

- Press button (31) twice and then
press button to stop the playback and
go back to first track.

Press button (28) during playback.
Each time the button is pressed, the
speed of fast-forward increases as
follows

Use this function when you wish to repeat
a whole disc, a track or a directory in the
disc.

For CD:

For MP3:

1. Fast-forward

FORWARD 2X 4X 8X 20X

2X 4X 8X 20X

Repeat play:

REP1

REP1

-

W

2),

<

<

<

.

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ÆÆÆ

ÆÆÆ

In fast-forward state, press button (2)
to return to normal playback.

Press button (29) during playback.
Each time the button is pressed, the
speed of fast-reverse increases as
follows:

In fast-reverse state, press button (2)
to return to normal playback.

Press button (15) repeatedly to

select different repeat modes.

For different types of discs, pressing

button (15) has different effects.

2. Fast-reverse

1) RPT

2)
RPT

7

BACKWARD

Repeat play/ Paragraph repeat play

-

→REP ALL→REP OFF

→REP DIR→REP ALL→REP OFF

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Note:
REP 1:

REP DIR:

REP ALL:

REP OFF:

- Paragraph repeat play:

A-B

REPEAT A-

REPEAT B-

REPEAT CANCEL

RDM

Only one track (file) is played

repeatedly.

Only tracks (files) in a folder

are repeatedly playing.

An entire disc is played

repeatedly.

The mode returns to normal

playback.

A-B repeat allows a selected passage to
be repeat continuously.
Press button (14) at the start of the
desired passage.

Press A-B button (14) at the end of the
passage.

Then the unit will repeat playing the
passage you just set from A to B.
To return to normal playback, press A-B
Button again.

Press button (33) to switch the
random mode on/off. In this mode, tracks
(files) on the disc will be played in a
random order.

Playing in random order

Playback with PBC menu

Playback with menu

Pausing playback

Stopping playback

Some VCD or SVCD discs contain a
simplified menu to assist in selection of
tracks. Viewing this menu requires a
system called Playback Control (PBC).
PBC creates this disc directory “on-the­fly” if PBC has been enabled. To turn PBC
On, press the PBC button (20). (Please
note that PBC does not accommodate the
following features: REPEAT, RANDOM,
A-B, PROGRAM and GO TO).

If the DVD disc or VCD/SVCD discs has a
menu system, and the PBC (playback
Control) setting is on, you can display the
menu which allows you to select the
program for playback by pressing the
PBC button (20).

1. Move the cursor buttons ( ◄ ►)
to highlight the item you wish to select.

2. Press (18) to select this item.
Some discs offer a series of menus which
with a wide variety of choices. You can
continue to navigate the menu further
using a combination of the cursor buttons
( ◄ ►) and the button (18).

To pause playback, press (2). Press
again to resume playback. Please note
that when playback is resumed, there
may be a short delay in either the image
or sound. This is normal.

Briefly press the button (31) to stop
playback. When the button is pressed
and then press button (2), resume to
the normal playback.
Press button (31) twice and then press

(2) to stop playback and go back to

the first track/chapter.

▲/▼/

▲/▼///

ENTER

ENTER

DVD/VCD Operation

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Fast-forward / Fast-reverse

1. Fast-forward

FORWARD 2X 4X 8X 20X

2. Fast-reverse

2X 4X 8X 20X

Repeat play:

1) RPT

Press button (28) during playback.
Each time the button is pressed, the
speed of fast-forward increases as
follows:

In fast-forward mode, press button (2)
to return to normal playback.

Press button (29) during playback.
Each time the button is pressed, the
speed of fast-reverse increases as
follows:

In fast-reverse mode, press button (2)
to return to normal playback.

Use this function to easily move to the
beginning of the chapters or tracks (files)
on the disc.
During playback, press the button (5)
or button (4) to skip and playback the
chapter/track.

:Press the button to start playback
from the beginning of the next chapter or
track (file).

:Press the button to start playback
from the beginning of the previous
chapter or track (file).
Note:

1. Some DVDs do not have chapters.

2. For some VCD2.0 discs (PBC control),

/ or / buttons may be

unavailable.

Use this function when you wish to repeat
an entire disc, a track or a chapter in the
disc.

Press button (15) repeatedly to

select different repeat modes.

8

7

:

9

:

9

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ÆÆÆ

ÆÆÆBACKWARD

Finding the beginning of chapters or
tracks (files)

Repeat play/ Paragraph repeat play

-

2)
RPT

REP CHAPTER

REP 1

NOTES:
REP 1:

REP CHAPTER:

REP TITLE:
REP ALL:

REP OFF:

-paragraph repeat play:

A-B

REPEAT A-

REPEAT B-

REPEAT CANCEL

0

9

For different types of discs, pressing

button (15) has different effects.

For DVD:

For VCD/SVCD:

Only one track (file) is played

repeatedly.

A chapter is played

repeatedly.

A title is played repeatedly.

An entire disc is played

repeatedly.

The mode returns to normal
playback.
* Repeat feature does not support VCD

2.0 (PBC is on).

Use this function when you wish to repeat
play a desired paragraph. A-B repeat
allows a passage to be repeated
continuously.
Press button (14) at the start of the
desired passage.

Press A-B button (14) at the end of the
passage.

The unit will repeat playback of the
passage you just set from A to B.
To return to normal playback, press A-B
button again.

Use this function to easily move to the
beginning of the chapters or tracks (files)
on the disc.

1. During playback, pre-stop or pause,
input the chapter or track number you
want to using the numeric keypad( “ ” to
“ ”).

→REP TITLE→REP OFF

→REP ALL→REP OFF

Searching directly by chapter or track
number

Please note: This operation can only be
controlled from remote control.

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2. Waite a moment for the player locate
the track.
Playback starts from the selected
chapter or track.
*

Press button (33) to switch the
random mode on/off. If the random mode
is on, tracks (files) on the disc will be
played in a random order.

Press the button (13) on the remote
control during playback to display on
screen information about the current
disc.

For DVD:
Pressing and holding button (13) on
the remote control to display information
in the following manner.

For VCD:

Displays the current title number and
total number of titles.

Displays the current chapter number and
total number of chapters.

Displays the playing time for the entire
disc.

This function is only available for discs

on which chapter numbers are recorded.

Playing in random order

On Screen Display function

RDM

DISP

DISP

1) TT

2) CH

3)

4)C-:

Displays the remaining playback time for
the current chapter.

Displays the total playback time for the
current title.

Displays the remaining playback time for
the current title.

Displays the total playback time for the
current chapter.

Displays the current disc language, audio
type, subtitle language and play angle.

The GO TO function allows you to select
a specific place in the program where you
want to begin playback. The function is
displayed slightly differently between
DVD and VCD modes.
Press button (30), the screen will
display the following message:

FOR DVD:

Use the number keys (21) to input the
Track and Time then press button
(18) to confirm.

Press ZOOM button (16) to increase or
decrease the size of the image. Please
note that the ZOOM function is only
available on discs which support it.

In zoom mode, press ◄/►buttons
(17) to move pictures up/down/left/right
direction in order to find the area of the
picture that you want to zoom into.

Some DVDs have multiple subtitle
languages. The subtitle language can be
changed or subtitles hidden during
playback.

5)T:

6)T-:

7)C:

8)

GOTO

ENTER

ZOOM 2 ZOOM 3 ZOOM 4 ZOOM
1/2 ZOOM 1/3 ZOOM 1/4 ZOOM
OFF

GOTO function

ZOOM function

Multi-subtitle language function

ÆÆÆ

ÆÆÆ

▲/▼/

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Press the SUB-T button (23) during
playback. The following information will
be shown on the screen.

Each time you press the button, the
subtitle cycles between the different
languages recorded on the disc.

- Not all discs will allow changing the
subtitle during playback. In these cases,
select the subtitle from the DVD menu.

- There may be a delay before the
selected subtitle appears.

- For some discs, the subtitles will be
displayed even when this is set to off.

- The number of available languages
varies from disc to disc.

For VCD/SVCD discs which have
multiple audio tracks, you can change the
audio track temporarily during playback
Press the button (22) to switch
between the audio tracks recorded on the
disc.

- Some discs only contain one
soundtrack language.

For DVD discs which have multiple
language soundtracks, you can change
the language track temporarily during
playback.

Press the button (22) to switch
between the audio tracks recorded on the
disc.

- The language number is different
according to the disc.

Notes:

AUDIO

Notes:

AUDIO

Notes:

Switching the audio tracks

Multi-audio language function

:

:

- Some discs only contain one

soundtrack language.

- Not all discs will allow changing the
subtitle during playback. In these cases,
select subtitle from the DVD’s menu.

For DVD discs in which scenes have
been filmed from multiple angles, the
viewing angle can be switched during
playback.

Press (25) during playback. The
following information will be shown on
the screen.

The angle setting cycles between the
available viewing angles recorded on the
disc each time the button is pressed.

- The ANGLE function is only available
for discs which support it and programs in
have been recorded.

- Depending on the disc, the angle may
switch in one of two ways.

1. Seamless: The angle switches

smoothly.

2. Non-seamless: When the angle is
switched, a still picture is displayed first,
after which the angle switches.

- The angle number varies from disc to

disc.

- In VCD/CD playback mode, press
button (32) to activate the

program edit interface as follow:

Multi-angle function

Program play function

ANGLE

ANGLE 1

Notes:

PROG

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Use ◄ ► cursor button to select
the item that you want to program.

1) The item you selected will become
highlighted.

2) Input the track number that you want to
program by numeric buttons (0~9) on the
remote control.

3) Press ◄ ► cursor buttons to
move to “PLAY” operation button and
then press button (18) to
program the playback.

- In DVD/MP3 playback mode, press
button (32) to activate the

program edit interface as follow:

Use ◄ ► cursor button to select
the item that you want to program.

1) The item you selected will become
highlighted.

2) Input the track number that you want to
program by numeric buttons (0~9) on the
remote control.

3) Press ◄ ► cursor buttons to
move to “PLAY” operation button and
then press button (18) to
program the playback.

DVD players and discs all have “REGION
CODES”. If the region code number on
the DVD disc does not correspond to the
region number of this DVD player, the
unit cannot play the disc.

▲/▼/

▲/▼/

▲/▼/

▲/▼/

/

/

/

/

ENTER

PROG

ENTER

- I inserted a DVD disc, but it cannot be
played. The message “REGION
ERROR” is displayed.

- When I insert a DVD disc, there is a
window shown on the screen that
requires entering 4 characters

Frequently asked questions

password. Why?

NOTE:

The current disc has a “Parental Control”
level, and the player’s parental level is
set below the level of the disc. To view
this disc, you should enter the correct
password to play the disc normally.

For how to set the “Parental Control”
level, please refer to “Parental Control”
on page 18.

When you insert a data disc including
audio (MP3), movie (MPEG4) or picture
(JPG) files into the disc slot, the following
media play window will be shown on the
screen:

(1):
(2):
(3):

1. Press ◄ ► button to move between
work area A, B and C.

2. Press button to select the desired
folder or file of this work area.

3. Press ENTER button (18) to confirm
the selected item.

4. In picture view or movie playback
mode, if you want to return to the
previous menu, press the (STOP)
button.

Data Disc Play Operation

Work area A:
Work area B:
Work area C:

Work area D:

folder list
files list

playback audio mode (default)
viewing picture mode
playback movie mode

file information display

/

▲/▼

■

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Memory Card Play Operation

USB Device Operation

This disc player features a memory card
slot (10).

Using the SD/MMC card:
When you insert a SD/MMC card into the
Memory card slot (10), the DVD player
will read the SD/MMC card automatically.
The unit gives first playback priority to
the card in the slot. If you insert a disc
into the disc slot (7) while reading the
SD/MMC card, the unit will play the disc.
Press (31) button to enter into PRE­STOP mode, then press button
(30) to switch back to the card reading
mode.

While reading the memory card, please
don’t touch or take out the card. If the
player is unable to read the card, please
check if the card is in good condition. You
may also wish to try removing the card
fully from the reader, and reinserting it
again.

This disc player features a USB interface
(9). A USB device can be connected to
this port.

When you insert a USB device into the
USB connector (9), the DVD player will
read the USB automatically.
The unit will give priority to the USB
device. If you insert a disc into the disc
slot (7) or insert a SD/MMC card into the
SD/MMC interface (10) while read the
USB device, the unit will play the disc or
the SD/MMC. Press (31) to enter into
PRE-STOP mode, then press
button (30) to switch to the reading USB
mode.

When reading the USB device, please

■

■

GOTO

Note:

Using the USB device:

GOTO

Note:

don’t unplug the device. If the player is
unable to read the device, please check if
the device is in good condition. You may
also wish to try removing the card fully
from the port, and reinserting it again.

- The main unit can only support the
standard USB-memory disc which is
approved by Microsoft.

- USB MP3 player is not a "standard"
which means different brand names or
different models have their own
standards. Therefore, this unit may not
support every MP3 player.

- When connecting an MP3 player which

has a normal battery in the player (non
rechargeable battery), you should
remove the battery from the MP3 player
before you connect it to the USB port.

Otherwise, it may cause the battery to

explode.

This disc player offers you the option of
using the auxiliary front panel A/V input
jack (8) to connect a video game, digital
camera/camcorder or other video source
you wish to use in your mobile video
system.

AV IN Operation

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TV Operation

TowatchTV,presstheMODEbutton(on
the front panel or the remote) to enter TV
mode.

Press the MENU button on the remote to
enter the automatic channel search
mode. Press the button and the TV
tuner will begin scanning for available
stations and store them in the tuner
memory. When the tuner has finished
scanning the TV band, press the
button.

You can search either by using the

Setting up TV Channels

Selecting a Viewing Channel

:

9

and

buttons to step up and down the TV
band, or use the numeric buttons on the
remote keypad to directly enter the one
or two digit channel number you wish to
view (Please note: To enter a two digit
channel, first press the GOTO button and
then press the two digit channel number).

To adjust the volume level, press the
VOL+/- buttons on the remote control.

To temporarily silence the TV sound,
press the MUTE button on the remote.
Press it again to restore the prior volume
level.

9

:

Adjusting TV Volume Level

Muting the Audio

FM Modulator Operation

Why use the built-in FM Modulator?

Selecting an operating frequency

If the receiver you currently have in your
vehicle lacks audio inputs, the built-in FM
Modulator of the BV2950TU offers an
easy way to deliver the audio output from
the BV2950TU to your car's audio
system.

This powerful FM Modulator is designed
to input directly to your car radio in the
FM band between 87.7MHz and

88.9MHz. This portion of the radio band
(the left end of the spectrum) has fewer
stations present so is ideal for this
purpose.

To select an FM operating frequency, put
the unit into DVD mode. Then press the

button repeatedly to step through

and select an FM frequency between

87.7MHz and 88.9MHz.

Tune your vehicle radio to this same
frequency. If audio quality is good, set a
radio preset button to this frequency your
setup is complete!

If you experience interference or poor
reception, try one of the other available
frequencies. Be sure to change your
radio to the new frequency you just set,
and check the audio quality. Repeat this
process until you achieve the best
results.

MENU

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In DVD mode, when the disc is playing or
in stop mode, press button (19) to
enter the Setup menu.

1. When the cursor is in the upper part of
the menu, use ◄/► buttons to move
between the different pages.

2. Press button to move the cursor to
the setup page below. Then you can use
the buttons to move between the
different setup options.

3.

4. When the setting is complete, press

button (19) to return to normal

mode.

When you open the setup menu, you will
see the System Setup page first:

TV SYSTEM is used to select the TV
output mode. This player can play discs
recorded in either PAL or NTSC formats.
Select NTSC format when the unit is
connected to NTSC TV.
Select PAL format when the unit is
connected to PAL TV.

SETUP

SETUP

Press ► or ENTER button to move to
the choice list of each setup option and
then use buttons and button
(18) to change your selection.

▼

▲/▼

▲/▼

,

ENTER

* When settings are changed, old settings
are overwritten. Make note of the current
settings before making changes. If the
vehicle’s battery is disconnected, the
settings will be cleared and will return to
the factory settings when power is next
applied.

System Setup

TV SYSTEM

Setup

You can either choose AUTO SELECT,
which will sense the type of monitor
attached to the output and select NTSC
or PAL as needed. If you know the type of
monitor, you should choose the type in
this menu rather than letting AUTO
SELECT do it for you. This is because
there may be an undesirable small delay
and some flickering of the screen during
the AUTO-SELECT process.

As with computer monitor, video screens
can “burn in” if a still image is displayed
too long on the screen. This unit features
a “screen saver” which produces a
moving image to avoid burn-in, if
SCREEN SAVER is enabled in the Setup
menu.

TV types can vary based on their aspect
ratio. The common monitors fall into one
of three categories:4:3 (PS/Pan and
Scan), 4:3 (LB /Letterbox) or 16:9 (
Widescreen). Playing a video recorded in
one aspect ratio on a monitor with a
different ratio can result in some
mismatches and undesirable display
distortion or cutoffs. Read the following
to assist you in setting up the TV type:

Select this when connected to a
conventional 4:3 size monitor. The
picture will fill the entire TV screen.
However, due to the mismatch in aspect
ratio, parts of the movie at the extreme
left and right sides will not be visible
(when playing a 16:9 size movie).

4:3 (Pan and Scan) format is the factory
default setting for this product.

SCREEN SAVER

SETTING the TV TYPE

4:3 PS (PAN SCAN)

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4:3 (LETTER BOX)

16:9 (WIDESCREEN)

When you are playing a widescreen
format video on a normal (4:3) monitor,
the best way to view this is in (4:3)
letterbox format. You can see the full
picture, but there will be a black band at
the top and bottom of the screen.

Select this when connected to a wide
screen TV.

The Password system is used in
conjunction with the Parental Controls
settings to prevent a young person from
changing the settings without
permission. The factory default password
is 0000. If you wish to change this, enter
0000 and when prompted, enter a
different 4-digit number.

PASSWORD

PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL

Use this function to restrict the viewing of
movies to children of appropriate age
levels only.

1) Press button to select “ ”
then press button.

2) The password input mode is now
activated. Use the numeric keypad “0” to
“9” to input the 4-digit password, and
then press button. (The default
password is “0000” upon shipment from
the factory.)

▲/▼ PASSWORD

ENTER

ENTER

3) Press button to select “ ”
then press button. The restriction
level (parental level) input display
appears

4) Press button to select the
restriction level (1 to 8) and then press

button.

5) When the setting is complete, press
button to return to normal mode.

Selecting DEFAULT and confirming it will
restore all the System Settings to those
programmed at the factory, except the
Parental Controls and Password.

▲/▼ RATING

ENTER

ENTER

SETUP

.

▲/▼

DEFAULT

La

nguage Setup

When you open the language setup
menu, you will see the language setup
screen:

There are many choices for the menu,
DVD and subtitle languages. You set the
languages for the DVD player in different
menus than the languages for playback
and subtitling on the discs. Of course,
options vary from disc to disc so some
settings may not be available.

OSD LANGUAGE:

AUDIO LANG:

ENGLISH/GERMAN/SPANISH/FRENCH/
PORTUGUESE/ITALIAN/RUSSIAN/POLISH

ENGLISH/GERMAN/SPANISH/FRENCH/
PORTUGUESE/ITALIAN/RUSSIAN/POLISH

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SUBTITLE LANG:

ENGLISH/GERMAN/SPANISH/FRENCH/
PORTUGUESE/ITALIAN/RUSSIAN/POLISH

ENGLISH/GERMAN/SPANISH/FRENCH/
PORTUGUESE/ITALIAN/RUSSIAN/POLISH

MENU LANG:

Audio Setup

Digital Setup

When you open the AUDIO menu, you will
see the following screen:

1) AUDIO OUT: Change among
SPDIF/OFF, SPDIF/RAW and
SPDIF/PCM.

2) KEY: Change among b, -4, -2, 0, +2,
+4, #.

When you open the DIGITAL SETUP
menu, you will see the DIGITAL SETUP
screen:

1) OP MODE: Change among LINE
OUT/RF REMOD.

- LINE OUT: LINE OUT mode, with

digital dialog normalization.

- RF REMOD: RF REMODULATION
mode, with heavy compression and
digital dialog normalization.

2). DYNAMIC RANGE: Change among
FULL, 6/8, 4/8, 2/8, OFF.

3). DUAL MONO: Change among
STEREO,MONOL,MONOR,MIX
MONO.

1. Supply voltage:

2. Signal system:

3. Discs played:

4. Audio output level:

Power Supply Requirements:
12V DC (11~15V), test voltage 14.4V,
negative ground

Current consumption:
Less than 2 A

Compositive video 1.0

+

-

0.2Vp-p 75

(1) DVD-VIDEO disc
(2)Compact disc (CD-DA/CD-R/CD­RW/MP3)
(3) VIDEO CD

10KΩΩ (2CH 2.0

+

-

0.5V RMS)

(1) Frequency response:

20Hz-20KHz

(2) S/N ratio:

80 dB(JIS)

(3) Wow and flutter:

Below measurable limits

Operating frequency range:

87.7MHz, 87.9MHz, 88.1MHz,

88.3MHz, 88.5MHz, 88.7MHz,

88.9MHz,
RF output level: 60dBu maximum
S/N ratio: 65dB
Stereo separation: 40dB

(1) Max sensitivity: 40dBu
(2) Color usable sensitivity: 45dBu
(3) Auto seek sensitivity: 40dBu

Note:
Specifications and design are subject to
modification, without notice, due to
improvements in technology.

5. Audio signal output characteristics:

6.FM Modulator:

7.TV Tuner:

Specifications

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If it appears that your DVD unit is faulty,
please first consult this checklist. It may
be that something simple has been
overlooked.

Under no circumstances should you try to
repair the player yourself, as this will
invalidate the warranty. Only qualified
service personnel can remove the cover
or service this player.

♦ If the power supply is connected to the
car accessory circuits, but the engine is
not turned on, switch the ignition key to
“ACC”.

Check the video connection.

Sometimes a small amount of picture
distortion may be present. This is not a
malfunction.

No Power

No Picture

Distorted Picture

Completely Distorted Picture

No Color in Picture

Disc Does Not Play

♦ Check if the fuse is blown. Then replace
with a new fuse.
♦ Check if the on/off button on the front of
the player is set to on.

♦ Check if the monitor or TV is switched
on.
♦ Check if select proper mode has been
selected such as Disc Play mode or AV
mode.
♦

♦ Check the disc for fingerprints and
clean it with soft cloth, wiping from center
to the edge.
♦

♦ The disc format is not the same as the
TV-set used (PAL/NTSC).

♦ The disc format is not the same as the
TV-set used (PAL/NTSC).

♦ Be sure that the disc label faces up.
♦ Clean the disc.
♦ Check if the disc is defective by trying
another disc.

Troubleshooting

No Sound

♦ Check the audio connections.

♦ Aim the remote control directly at the
sensor on the front of the player.
♦ Remove any obstacles which may
interfere with the signal path.
♦ Inspect or replace the remote control
battery.

♦ The disc format is not according to the
TV-set used (PAL/NTSC).

♦ Check the digital connections.
♦ Check the Digital Audio menu to make
sure that the digital output is correctly
set.
♦ Check if the audio format of the
selected audio language matches your
receiver's capabilities.

♦ Press Reset button on the front panel of
the DVD unit.

The Player Does Not Respond to the
Remote Control

Distorted or B/W Picture

No Audio at Digital Output

Buttons Do Not Work

About Parental Control

DVD discs have a parental level assigned to
each disc. The range of parental controls is
from 1 to 8. In general, this range
corresponds to established movie rating
systems. Movie rating systems may vary
depending on the country you live in.
Toward the bottom of this page is a small
chart showing the rating system and
corresponding Parental Control ratings for
the USA.

The player can be set in a similar way. If the
player's parental level is set to 8 it will play
all discs. If the player's parental level is set
below 8, only discs with a lower or equal
parental level will play.

For example if the player is set to 5, only
discs with parental control ratings of 1-5 will
play. To play a disc with higher number
rating, you must change the player's rating
to a higher number.

Consider a disc that is suitable for most
audiences, and is rated as level 2 for the
most part. However in the middle there are
also scenes rated at 5&7(notsuitable for
children). Alternative scenes with lower
rating are included. The player plays the
highest rated scene that the parental
setting allows.

A section of the disc can have several
different sequences that vary in parental
control level. In the above example of a disc
with parental control, the player will show a
different section depending on the parental
control level set in the player's menu.

In this way parents can control the content
of films and there is no indication that any
censorship has occurred.

UnlockUnlock
1 KID SAFE
2G

5PG-R
6R
7 NC-17
8 ADULT

3PG
4PG13

Additional Information

About MP3

WhatisMP3?

Corresponding file systems

MP3, whose official name is “MPEG-1 Audio
Layer 3,” is a compression standard
prescribed by the ISO, the International
standardization organization and MPEG
which is a joint activity institution of the IEC.
MP3 files contain compressed audio data.
MP3 encoding is capable of compressing
audio data at extremely high ratios,
reducing the size of music files to as much
as one-tenth their original size. This is
achieved while still maintaining near-CD
quality. The MP3 format realizes such high
compression ratios by eliminating the
sounds that are either inaudible to the
human ear or masked by other sounds.

This device supports discs formatted with
ISO9660 level 1 or level 2. Under the
ISO9660 standard, there are some
restrictions to remember.
The maximum nested folder depth is 8
(including the root directory). The number
of characters for a folder/file names are
letters A-Z (all caps), numbers 0-9, and '_'
(underscore).
This device also can play back discs in
Joliet, Romeo, etc., and other standards
that conform to ISO9660. However,
sometimes the file names, folder names,
etc., are not displayed correctly.

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Notes

IB-005303-07-01

Notes