Goodmans GDVD90W11 User Manual

GDVD90W11
Portable DVD Player
User Guide
Goodman Product Information Helpline
0870-873-0080
82-227-00060
Contents
CHAPTER 1: Getting Started ............... 3
Front View ........................................ 3
Side View ................................................... 4
Remote Control ................................................... 5
Connections .......................................... 6
Input from External Equipment ............. 7
Using the Battery Pack .............................. 8
CHAPTER 2: DVD Playback ............... 10
Basic DVD Playback ................................... 10
Stopping Playback and Returning to the Menu Screen
(If a Menu Screen is Available on the Disc) ..... 10
Stopping Playback ..................................... 10
Pausing Playback ...................................... 10
Frame Advance (Step) ..................................... 10
Fast Forward and Backward ........................ 10
Skipping a Chapter Ahead or Back ............ 10
Muting the Player ................................... 10
Repeating Viewing .................................... 11
Repeating Sections Between Two Specific
Points (A-B Repeat) .................................... 11
Displaying Scene Information .................. 11
Changing Audio Soundtrack Language ...... 11
Changing Subtitle Languages ...................... 11
Viewing from Different Angles ................... 11
Using a DVD Menu ................................... 11
Using the Menu Function ............................. 11
CHAPTER 3: Audio CD Playback ...... 12
Basic Audio CDs Playback ..................... 12
Stopping Playback .................................... 12
Pausing Playback ............................... 12
Displaying Track Information ................. 12
Skipping a Track Ahead or Back ............ 12
Rotating Pictures ..................................... 13
Viewing the Next or Previous Picture ........ 13
Thumbnail Function ....................................13
CHAPTER 5: OSD Setup ................. 14
Language Setup .............................. 14
- OSD Language ....................................... 14
- Audio Language ....................................... 14
- Subtitle Language ....................................... 14
- Menu Language ....................................... 14
Video Setup .......................................... 15
- TV Type ....................................................... 15
System Setup ..................................... 15
- Screen Saver .............................................. 16
- Parental Control [DVD] ................................ 16
- Password [DVD] ......................................... 17
- Angle Mark ................................................ 17
- Default ......................................................... 17
CHAPTER 6: LCD Setup ................. 18
Panel Setting ............................................. 18
Colour Setting ............................................. 18
Brightness Setting ........................................ 18
LCD Setting ................................................ 18
Important Safety Instruction ............ 19
Disc Use and Care .......................... 20
Precautions ....................................... 22
Troubleshooting ........................... 23
Disc Handling and Maintenance .... 24
Specifi cations ................... ............ 25
CHAPTER 4: Picture CD Playback .... 13
Basic Picture CDs Playback ....................... 13
Stopping Playback .................................... 13
Pausing Playback ............................... 13
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Getting Started
Front View
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1
LCD Button
2
INFO Button
PLAY/SEL. Button
3
B.FWD/LEFT Button
4
OPEN Button
5
PREVIOUS Button
6
LCD Screen
7
Speakers
8
9
SETUP Button
10
MENU Button
11
PAUSE/UP Button
12
F.FWD/RIGHT Button
13
STOP/DOWN Button
NEXT Button
14
Remote Sensor
15
POWER Indicator
16
3
Right Side Panel
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Side Views
Back Panel
18
Volume Adjustment Scroll Wheel
17
PHONE Sockets
18
AV OUT Socket
19
AV IN Socket
20
POWER Switch
21
DC IN Socket
22
Battery Connector
23
20
1917
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Getting Started - continued
Remote Control
1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
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1 INFO. Button 2 SETUP Button 3 PAUSE/UP Button 4 MENU Button 5 F.BWD/LEFT Button 6 PLAY/SEL. Button 7 PREVIOUS Button 8 STOP/DOWN Button 9 Number Buttons 10 LCD Button
10 11
12 13 14
15 16 17
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Portable DVD
11 SUBTITLE Button 12 TITLE Button 13 ANGLE Button 14 AUDIO Button 15 F.FWD/RIGHT Button 16 NEXT Button 17 REPEAT A-B Button 18 REPEAT 1/ALL Button 19 MUTE Button
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Connections
Connect TV
1 Connect the Portable DVD Player to Power.
Please connect the supplied AC adapter to the DC IN socket on the right side of the unit.
2 Connect the AV OUT of the DVD Player to the Video In and Audio In of your TV
with an Audio/Video Cable.
AV-OUT
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VIDEO
YELLOW
IN
Audio/Video Cable (supplied)
RED
WHITE
AUDIO
IN
R
L
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Input from External Equipment
1 Connect the Portable DVD Player to Power.
Please connect the supplied AC adapter to the DC IN socket on the right side of the unit.
2 Connect the Video/Audio In of the DVD Player to the Video/Audio Out of external
devices.
VIDEO
R
L
OR
OUT
Videotape Player
(example only)
AV IN
Audio/Video Cable (supplied)
RED
WHITE
Camcorder
(example only)
YELLOW
AUDIO
OUT
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Using the Battery Pack
Battery charge indicator
Battery release button
DC IN
Battery connectors
Before using the battery pack, please ensure that it is fully charged. You can charge the battery pack directly or charge it while the battery pack attached to the portable DVD player.
Note:
1. Battery will not charge whilst using the unit.
2. The charging time of the battery pack is approximately 4 hours and the playing time is approximately 2.5 hours.
Battery Pack Information (Charge & Playback Time)
Charge Time (hr) DVD Playback Time (hr)
NiMH 3800 mAh 4 2.5
A. Charge the battery pack directly
Connect the AC power adaptor to the DC IN socket on the left side of the battery pack and a wall outlet.
DC IN
Note:
1. The battery charge indicator will turn red and start charging.
2. When the battery pack is fully charged, the battery charge indicator will turn green.
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Getting Started - continued
B. Charge the battery pack while the battery pack is attached to the portable DVD player
STEP 1.
Please align the portable DVD player’s battery connectors with the battery pack’s battery connectors. Then attach the battery pack to the portable DVD player.
Plastic guide
Note:
1. Please turn Power off when attaching or removing the battery pack.
2. If you want to remove the battery pack, press battery release button, then slowly remove it from the portable DVD player by sliding it carefully away from the player.
Guide holes
STEP 2.
Connect the AC power adaptor to the DC IN socket on the right side of the portable DVD player and a wall outlet.
Note:
1. The battery charge indicator will turn red and start charging.
2. When the battery pack is fully charged, the battery charge indicator will turn green.
3. The battery pack is not charged while the portable DVD player is turned on.
4. Please use the specifi c AC power adaptor to charge the battery pack.
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DVD Operation
Basic DVD Playback
1 Turn on the player. Press OPEN to
open the disc cover.
2 Hold the edge of the disc to put it in
the disc tray with the printed side up.
3 Close disc cover.
Close the disc cover and the portable DVD player starts playback if the disc does not have any menus recorded on it.
If the disc has one or more titles recorded on it, a menu screen will appear on the screen.
4 To play a title, press Up /
Down / Left / Right or Number Button(s) to highlight it and then press
Play/Sel..
Stopping Playback and Returning
to the Menu Screen
(If a Menu Screen is Available on the Disc)
Press Menu.
Stopping Playback
1 Press Stop once to enter prestop
mode. In prestop status, the disc can be played from where the playback has been stopped by pressing Play/Sel..
2 To completely stop the disc playback,
press Stop again.
Frame Advance (Step)
1
Press Pause to pause playback.
The disc is advanced by one frame each time pressing
Pause
.
2 To return to normal playback, press
Play/Sel..
Fast Forward and Backward
1 Press Fast Forward or Fast
Backward during playback.
The speed of advance ( x2, x4, x8 and
x20) or reverse ( x2, x4, x8 and x20) changes for each press of
Fast Backward.
Fast Forward or
2 To return to normal playback, press
Play/Sel..
Skipping a Chapter Ahead or Back
Skipping Ahead
Press Next during play back.
Skip a chapter each time pressing the button.
Skipping Back
Press Previous during play back.
When pressing the button once midway
through a chapter, the player returns to the beginning of the chapter being played back. The player skips a chapter each time you press the button.
Pausing Playback
1 Press Pause. 2 To return to normal playback, press
Play/Sel..
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Muting the Player
1 Press Mute. 2 To resume the sound, press Mute
again.
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Repeat Viewing
During playback, press 1/All Repeat repeatedly to select the following
options:
REP: [ CHAPTER ] REP: [ TITLE ] REP: [ OFF ]
: Repeat Chapter
: Repeat Title : Repeat Off
Repeat Sections Between Two
Specifi c Points (A-B Repeat)
1 Press A-B to select starting point
(A).
Repeat A is shown on the screen.
2 Press A-B again to select end point
(B).
Repeat A-B is shown on the screen. The player will now playback the scenes between Point A and Point B. Press A-B again. A to B Cancelled is shown on the screen.
Note:
Α−Β repeat playback works only when starting Point
A and ending Point B are within the same chapter.
Displaying Scene Information
1 Press Info. during playback
Press Info. a number of times, the title number, chapter number, and other information will show on the screen.
2 To stop displaying scene information,
press Info. a number of times until the information disappears.
Changing Audio Soundtrack Language
1 Press Audio during play back. 2 Press Audio a number of times until
a preferred language is selected.
Note:
When the preferred language is not selected even
after pressing the button several times, it may indi­cate that language is not available on the disc.
Changing Subtitle Languages
1 Press Subtitle during play back. 2 Press Subtitle a number of
times until a preferred language is selected.
3 To clear the subtitle display, press
Subtitle until appears on the screen.
Viewing from Different Angles
: [ OFF ]
1 Press Angle during play back. 2 Press Angle a number of times
until the preferred viewing angle is selected.
Note:
This operation works only with discs on which
multiple viewing angles are recorded.
Using a DVD Menu
1 Press
menu available on the disc appears.
Title
in stop mode. The DVD
2 Press Up / Down / Left /
Right to select the preferred item.
3 Press Play/Sel. to enter to the
selected item.
4 To return to the previous menu screen,
press
Using the Menu Function
Title
.
1 Press Play/Sel.. 2 Press
Menu
.
3 Press Up / Down / Left /
Right or Number Button(s) to select
the preferred title.
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Audio CD Playback
Basic Audio CDs Playback
1 Load an Audio CD.
For audio CDs without playback control, the DVD player starts playback.
For audio CDs provided with playback con­trol, a menu appears after a few seconds.
[ ––– CITY JAZZ]01––––––.
01. CITY JAZZ
02. CLASSICAL
03. MOVIE OST
04. ITALIAN OPERA
05. MUSICAL
06. US POP
07. UK POP
08. HEAVY METAL
09. SONATA
10. RAP
01. 01 ––––––
02. 02 ––––––
03. 03 ––––––
04. 04 ––––––
05. 05 ––––––
06. 06 ––––––
07. 07 ––––––
08. 08 ––––––
09. 09 ––––––
10. 10 ––––––
2 To play a music track in the menu,
press Left to enter the folder list on the left of the screen. Press Up /
Down to highlight a folder and then
press Play/Sel..
[ ITALIAN OPERA]01––––––.
01. CITY JAZZ
02. CLASSICAL
03. MOVIE OST
04. ITALIAN OPERA
05. MUSICAL
06. US POP
07. UK POP
08. HEAVY METAL
09. SONATA
10. RAP
01. 01 ––––––
02. 02 ––––––
03. 03 ––––––
04. 04 ––––––
05. 05 ––––––
06. 06 ––––––
07. 07 ––––––
08. 08 ––––––
09. 09 ––––––
10. 10 ––––––
3 Press Right to enter the fi le list on
the right of the screen. Press Up /
Down to highlight a track and then
press Play/Sel..
[ ITALIAN OPERA]08––––––.
01. CITY JAZZ
02. CLASSICAL
03. MOVIE OST
04. ITALIAN OPERA
05. MUSICAL
06. US POP
07. UK POP
08. HEAVY METAL
09. SONATA
10. RAP
01. 01 ––––––
02. 02 ––––––
03. 03 ––––––
04. 04 ––––––
05. 05 ––––––
06. 06 ––––––
07. 07 ––––––
08. 08 ––––––
09. 09 ––––––
10. 10 ––––––
Stopping Playback
Press Stop.
Pausing Playback
1 Press Pause. 2 To return to normal playback, press
Play/Sel..
Displaying Track Information
1 Press Info. during playback. 2 To stop displaying track information,
press Info. again.
Skipping a Track Ahead or Back
Skipping Ahead
Press Next during play back.
Skip a track each time you press the button.
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Skipping Back
Press Previous during play back.
When you press the button once midway through
a track, the player returns to the beginning of the
track being played back. The player skips a track
each time you press the button.
Kodak and JPEG Picture CDs Playback
Basic Picture CDs Playback
1 Load a Picture CD.
For Kodak Picture CDs, the DVD player starts slide show playback.
For picture CDs with a menu screen, the menu appears after a few seconds.
2 Press Left to enter the folder list
on the left screen. Press Down to highlight a folder and then press
Play/Sel..
[CANADA]001.JPG
01. JAPAN
02. CANADA
03. FRANCE
04. BRAZIL
05. EGYPT
Up /
001. 001
002. 002
003. 003
004. 004
005. 005
006. 006
007. 007
008. 008
009. 009
010. 010
3 Press Right to enter the fi le list
on the right screen. Press Down to highlight a picture and picture review is shown on the left screen
[CANADA]001.JPG
Up /
001. 001
002. 002
003. 003
004. 004
005. 005
006. 006
007. 007
008. 008
009. 009
010. 010
.
4 To play picture slide show, press
Play/Sel..
Note:
Some discs may contain music, picture and
video fi le formats. When the player reads the disc, Audio CD mode To select Picture CD mode, press Right until the Picture CD icon Play/Sel..
will be selected fi rst.
is selected and then press
[CANADA]001.JPG
01. JAPAN
02. CANADA
03. FRANCE
04. BRAZIL
05. EGYPT
Select Picture CD icon
001. 001
002. 002
003. 003
004. 004
005. 005
006. 006
007. 007
008. 008
009. 009
010. 010
Stopping Playback
To stop playback and return to the menu screen, press Stop.
Pausing Playback
1 Press Pause playback. 2 To return to normal playback, press
Play/Sel..
Rotating Pictures
Press Fast Forward during playback to rotate the picture clockwise by 90° or press
Fast Backward to rotate the picture
counter-clockwise by 90°.
Viewing the Next or Previous Picture
Press Next to view the next picture or
Previous to view the previous picture.
Thumbnail Function
1 Press
Title
.
2 Press Up / Down / Left /
Right to select the preferred picture.
3 Press Play/Sel. to play.
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OSD Setup
Language Setup
1 Press Setup in stop mode. 2 Press Left / Right to select
LANGUAGE SETUP icon.
LANGUAGE SETUP
OSD AUDIO SUBTITLE MENU
3 Press Up / Down to select an
option and then press Right.
OSD Language
LANGUAGE SETUP
OSD
AUDIO SUBTITLE MENU
ENGLISH
GERMAN SPANISH FRENCH PORTUGUESE ITALIAN
Audio Language
Subtitle Language
LANGUAGE SETUP
OSD AUDIO
SUBTITLE
MENU
CHINESE
ENGLISH
JAPANESE FRENCH SPANISH PORTUGUESE GERMAN OFF
Menu Language
LANGUAGE SETUP
OSD AUDIO SUBTITLE
MENU
Press Up / Down to select a
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preferred language and then press Play/Sel..
- To leave SETUP MENU, press Setup.
Note: If the language selected is not recorded on the disc, the player will play the top-priority language of the disc.
CHINESE
ENGLISH
JAPANESE FRENCH SPANISH PORTUGUESE ITALIAN GERMAN
LANGUAGE SETUP
OSD
AUDIO
SUBTITLE MENU
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CHINESE
ENGLISH
JAPANESE FRENCH SPANISH PORTUGUESE ITALIAN GERMAN
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Video Setup
1 Press Setup in stop mode. 2 Press Left / Right to select
VIDEO SETUP icon.
VIDEO SETUP
VIDEO OUTPUT TV TYPE TV SYSTEM
TV Type
3 Press Up / Down to select TV
TYPE and then press Right.
VIDEO SETUP
VIDEO OUTPUT
TV TYPE
TV SYSTEM
4:3PS 4:3LB
16:9
4 Press Up / Down to select a
preferred option and then press Play/Sel..
a
a
4:3 Pan Scan : Select “4:3 PanScan”
for a conventional size TV set.
b
b
4:3 Letter Box : Select “4:3 Letter
Box” for a conventional size TV set. Black bands appear at top and bottom of screen (letter-box style).
16:9 Wide : Select “16:9 Wide” for a
wide-screen TV set to played in “FULL” size.
- To leave SETUP MENU, press
Setup.
System Setup
1 Press Setup in stop mode. 2 Press Left / Right to select
SYSTEM SETUP icon.
SYSTEM SETUP
SCREEN SAVER PARENTAL PASSWORD ANGLE MARK DEFAULT
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OSD Setup - continued
Screen Saver
3 Press Up / Down to select
SCREEN SAVER and then press Right.
SYSTEM SETUP
SCREEN SAVER
PARENTAL PASSWORD ANGLE MARK DEFAULT
ON
OFF
4 Press Up / Down to select a
preferred option and then press Play/Sel..
- To leave SETUP MENU, press Setup.
Parental
3 Press Up / Down to select
PARENTAL and then press Right.
SYSTEM SETUP
SCREEN SAVER
PARENTAL
PASSWORD ANGLE MARK DEFAULT
1 KID 2 G 3 PG 4 PG-13 5 PG-R 6 R 7 NC-17
8 ADULT
4 Enter 4-digit password and press
Play/Sel..
Enter factory pre-set password “0000” for the fi rst time setup.
SYSTEM SETUP
SCREEN SAVER
PARENTAL
PASSWORD ANGLE MARK DEFAULT
X X X
X
1 KID 2 G 3 PG 4 PG-13 5 PG-R 6 R 7 NC-17 8 ADULT
5 Press Up / Down to select a
preferred rating and then press Play/Sel..
- To leave SETUP MENU, press Setup.
Rating Explanations
1. KID: Kid safe; it is safe even for kids.
2. G: General audience; recommended as
acceptable for viewers of all ages.
3. PG: Parental Guidance suggested.
4. PG-13: Material is unsuitable for children
under the age of 13.
5. PG-R: Parental Guidance-restricted;
recommended that parents restrict children under age 17 from viewing or allow children to view only when supervised by a parent or adult guardian.
6. R: Restricted, children under 17 would not
be admitted without an accompanying parent or adult guardian.
7. NC-17: No children under the age of 17,
not recommended viewing for children under age 17.
8. ADULT: Adult only.
Note:
You can use the parental control lock ONLY
with DVD discs featured with the parental lock function..
Please keep in mind that discs not encoded with
rating lock protection will play regardless of rating and content.
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OSD Setup - continued
Password
3 Press Up / Down to select
PASSWORD and then press Right.
SYSTEM SETUP
SCREEN SAVER PARENTAL
PASSWORD
ANGLE MARK DEFAULT
OLD : _ _ _ _ NEW : _ _ _ _ VERIFY: _ _ _ _
4 Enter the previously set password or
factory pre-set password “0000” and then press Play/Sel..
5 Enter new password and then press
Play/Sel..
6 Enter the password again to verify and
then press Play/Sel..
- To leave SETUP MENU, press Setup.
Angle Mark
3 Press Up / Down to select
ANGLE MARK and then press Right.
Note:
Pressing Angle will change camera angles for movies that support this feature regardless of whether the ANGLE MARK feature is “On” or “Off”
.
Default
3 Press Up / Down to select
DEFAULT.
SYSTEM SETUP
SCREEN SAVER PARENTAL PASSWORD ANGLE MARK
DEFAULT
READ
4 Press Right to select READand
then press Play/Sel..
- To leave SETUP MENU, press Setup.
SYSTEM SETUP
SCREEN SAVER PARENTAL PASSWORD
ANGLE MARK
DEFAULT
ON
OFF
4 Press Up / Down to select a
preferred option and then press Play/Sel..
- To leave SETUP MENU, press Setup.
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LCD Setup
Panel Setting
1 Press LCD a number of times to
select PANEL.
2 Press Left / Right to choose
a preferred panel setting.
PANEL: < NORMAL > PANEL: < 4:3 >
- Press LCD again until the LCD setting box
disappears.
Colour Setting
1 Press LCD a number of times to
select COLOUR.
2 Press Left / Right to choose
a preferred colour setting.
COLOUR: < +3 > COLOUR: < +2 > COLOUR: < +1 > COLOUR: < 0 > COLOUR: < -1 > COLOUR: < -2 > COLOUR: < -3 >
Brightness Setting
1 Press LCD a number of times to
select BRIGHT.
2 Press Left / Right to choose
a preferred brightness setting.
- Press
BRIGHT: < +3 > BRIGHT: < +2 > BRIGHT: < +1 > BRIGHT: < 0 > BRIGHT: < -1 > BRIGHT: < -2 > BRIGHT: < -3 >
LCD again until the LCD setting box
disappears.
LCD Setting
1 Press LCD a number of times to
select LCD.
2 Press Left / Right to choose
“ON” or “OFF“.
LCD: < OFF > LCD: < ON >
- Press
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LCD again until the LCD setting box
disappears.
- Press LCD again until the LCD setting box
disappears.
Important Safety Information
This manual contains important information about how to safely and properly install, opeprate and care for this product.
Failure to properly install, operate and care for this product can increase the risk of electric shock or fi re. It can also increase the risk of monitor failure and possibly personal injury. To reduce the risk of serious injury, death, or damage.
Read these instruction. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions.
Do not attempt to service or repair the monitor & DVD Player yourself. Refer all servicing to
qualifi ed service personnel.
Do not block any ventilation openings. Do not place the Monitor and DVD Player on a bed, sofa, or
other soft surface that may block ventilation openings.
Do not install the monitor and DVD Player near any heat sources, such as radiators, stoves, or other
devices that produce heat.
Do not use this apparatus near water (for example, sinks, tubs, and pools) or expose it to rain,
moisture, or dripping or splashingliquids. No objects fi lled with water (such as vases) should be placed on the apparatus.
Do not attempt to service or repair the monitor & DVD Player yourself. Refer all servicing to
qualifi ed service personnel.
Do not play headphones at a high volume to avoid exposure to excessive sound pressures. You
should use extreme caution or temporarily discontinue use in potentially hazardous situation. Even if your headset is an open-air type designed to let your hear outside sounds, do not turn up the volume so high that you can not hear what is around you.
General Electrical Precautions
As with any other electrical devices, failure to take the following precautions can result in seri­ous injury or death from electrical shock or fi re, and will lead to damage to the Monitor and DVD Player.
Avoid Laser hazards
As the laser beam used in the DVD Player is harmful to eyes, and to avoid electrical hazards, do not attempt to disassemble the housing. Refer servicing to qualifi ed personnel.
Cleaning
Unplug the unit and turn power off before cleaning this unit.
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Important Safety Information - continued
IMPORTANT AUDIO SAFETY
Your hearing is very important to you and to us, so please take care when operating this equipment. It is strongly recommended that you follow the listed guidelines in order to prevent possible damage to or loss of hearing.
Establish a safe sound level
Over time your hearing will adapt to continuous loud sounds and will give the impression that the volume has in fact been reduced. What seems normal to you may in fact be harmful. To guard against this before your hearing adapts set the volume at a low level.
Declbel
Level dB example 30dB quiet library, soft whisper. 40dB Living room, fridge freezer, bedroom away from traffi c. 50dB normal conversation, quiet offi ce, light traffi c. 60dB Electric sewing machine
The following noise can be harmful under constant exposure
80dB Average city traffi c, alarm clock buzzer at 2 feet, food mixer. 90dB Motorcycle, heavy goods vehicle, petrol lawn mower. 100dB Pneumatic drill, chain saw, garbage truck, discotec/night club. 120dB Rock bandconcert, thunderclap.
Permanent loss of hearing
140dB Threshold of pain, gunshot 2 feet away. 180dB Rocket launching pad.
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.
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Disc Use and Care
DO NOT use non-circular DVD discs, otherwise it may lead to damage to this DVD player.
In order to keep the disc surface clean, please hold the DVD disc by its edge.
DO NOT touch the recorded surface of DVD disc.
DO NOT stick anything on the surface of DVD disc. If there is glue and other adhesive article,
please remove it before loading the disc.
DO NOT leave the disc in direct sunlight.
DO NOT leave the disc near a heat source, such as heating pipe.
DO NOT leave a disc inside a car under direct sunlight.
After Playback, always remove the disc from the player and return it to the display/storage case.
To clean discs, use a dry soft cloth moving the cloth from the centre to the outside across the disc surface. DO NOT use a rotary motion as this can make the disc unplayable.
DO NOT use Petroleum products or aggrassive cleaning agents, as these will damage the disc.
Use of the in car power lead
This lead is specially designed for the unit. DO NOT use it for other in car products as this may result in damage to lead or the other equipment.
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Precautions
Please read these precautions before operating this player.
Placement
Avoid placing the player in areas of:
z direct sunlight radiators, or closed automobiles
z high temperature (over 35°C) or high humidity (over 90%)
z large amounts of dust as the internal parts may be seriously damaged
Non-use periods
When the player is not being used, turn it off. When left unused for a long period of time, the player
should be unplugged from the household mains supply.
Do not insert ngers or other objects inside unit
Touching internal parts of this unit is dangerous, and may cause serious damage to the player.
z
Do not attempt to disassemble the player.
z Do not put any foreign object onto the player on the disc tray.
Keep away from water/magnet
Keep the player away from fl ower vases, tubs, sinks, etc. If liquids are spilled into the player,
z
serious damage could occur.
z Never bring a magnet or magnetized object near the player.
Stacking
Place the player in a horizontal position, and do not place anything heavy on it.
z
Condensation
Moisture may form on the lens in the following conditions:
z immediately after a heater has been turned on
z in a steamy or very humid room
z when the player is suddenly moved from a cold environment to a warm one
If moisture forms inside this player, it may not operate properly. In this case, turn on the power and
wait for one hour for the moisture to evaporate.
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Troubleshooting
Before requesting service for the DVD Player, check the chart below for a possible cause of the problem you are ex pe ri enc ing. Some simple checkups or a minor adjustment on your part may eliminate the problem and restore proper op er a tion.
SYMPTOM (COMMON) REMEDY
No power. Insert the power plug securely into the power outlet.
Check if the ON/OFF button on the top of the player is set to on.
Check if no power at the AC outlet by plugging in another appliance for a test. The player does not start playback when Condensation has formed: wait about 1 to 2 hours to allow the player to dry out. PLAY is pressed. The player cannot play discs other than DVDs, audio CDs and picture CDs.
Check if the disc is defective by trying another disc.
Check the region (local) code. The player starts playback but stops The disc may be dirty and may require cleaning. immediately. Ensure that the disc is correctly placed in the disc frame. No picture. Ensure that the equipment is connected properly.
Select the same channel and source on the TV as on the player. No sound. Ensure that the equipment is connected properly. Distorted sound. Ensure that the input settings for the TV and stereo system are proper.
No sound is heard during still picture (pause) or slow-motion playback. Distorted picture. Check the disc for fi ngerprints and clean with a soft cloth, wiping from center to edge.
Sometimes a small amount of picture distortion may appear. This is not malfunction. Completely distorted picture or no color The disc format is not according to the TV-set used (PAL/NTSC). in picture. Picture is distorted during rapid advance The picture will be somewhat distorted at times: this is normal. or rapid reverse. No rapid advance (or rapid reverse) Some discs may have sections which prohibit rapid advance (or rapid reverse). playback. No 4:3 (16:9) picture. Choose the correct setup “TV Aspect” item. No operations perform with the remote Check the batteries are installed with the correct polarities (+ and –). control. The batteries are depleted: replace them with new ones.
Point the remote control unit at the remote control signal sensor and operate.
Operate the remote control unit at a distance of not more than 7 meters from the
remote control signal sensor.
Remove the obstacles between the remote control unit and remote control signal sensor. No subtitles. Subtitles appear only with discs that contain them.
Alternative audio soundtrack (or subtitle) An alternative language can not be selected may result of no more than one language available. lan guages cannot be selected. Angle cannot change. This function depends on software availability. Even if a disc has a number from
angles recorded, these angles may be recorded for specifi c scenes only. No key operation (by the DVD Player Turn the unit off and then back to on. Alternatively, turn off the unit, disconnect and/or the remote control) is effective. the AC power cord and then re-connect it. (The player may not be operating
properly due to lightning, static electricity or some other external factor.) Distorted picture or no image Check if the TV system setting is correct.
Check If you set output format in “Progressive Scan”, then you have to set
“Com po nent” in the video output setting. The actual output format must match
to the output format setting.
Subtitles are hidden from the TV screen. Press SUBTITLE to display the subtitles.
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Disc Handling and Maintenance
Handling Precautions
Hold the disc by the edges so the surface will not be soiled with fi nger-
prints. (A)
Fingerprints, dirt and scratches can cause skipping and distortion.
Do not write on the label side with a ball-point pen or other writing utensils.
Do not use record cleaning sprays, benzine, thinner, static electricity
prevention liquids or any other solvent.
Be careful not to drop or bend the disc.
Do not install more than 1 disc on the disc tray.
Do not try to close the disc tray when the disc is not installed properly.
Be sure to store the disc in its exclusive case when not in use.
If the surface is soiled (B)
Wipe gently with a soft, damp (water only) cloth.
When wiping discs, always move the cloth from the center hole toward
the outer edge.
(If you wipe the discs using a circular motion, circular scratches are likely
to occur, which will cause noise.)
If the disc is brought from a cold to a warm environment, moisture may
form on the disc
Wipe the moisture off with a soft, dry, lint-free cloth before using the disc.
Improper disc storage
You can damage discs if you store them in the following places:
Areas exposed to direct sunlight
Humid or dusty areas
Areas directly exposed to a heat outlet or heating appliance
Playable disc format
MPEG4, DVD, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD-R, CD-DA, Mixed
CD-DA, JPEG fi le disc and Kodak Picture Disc.
Disc which cannot be played with this player
CD-ROM
CVD
CD-G
Maintenance
Be sure to turn the unit off and disconnect the AC power cord before
maintaining the unit.
Wipe this unit with a dry soft cloth.
If the surfaces are extremely dirty, wipe clean with a cloth which has
been dipped in a weak soap-and-water solution and wrung out thor-
oughly, and then wipe again with a dry cloth.
Never use alcohol, benzine, thinner, cleaning fl uid or other chemicals.
And do not use compressed air to remove dust.
(A)
(B)
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Specifi cations
GDVD90W11
Disk Format. DVD/CD/CD-R/CD-RW.
Video System PAL
Video Decompression MPEG-2(ISO/IEC-13818)/MPEG-1
LCD Display 9” active-matrix TFT type
Terminals:.
Audio/Video Section AV Output x 1
Headphone Sockets Headphone Socket x 2
Line Voltage AC 100-240 VAC 10% (50/60 Hz) Adapter
Power Consumption 15W (12V, 1.25A)
Dimensions 250 mm (L) x 180 mm (W) x 435 mm (H)
AV Input x 1
Supplied Accessories
Power adaptor 1
Cigarette lighter adaptor
AV-RCA cable 1
Battery 1
Earphone 1
Remote Control 1
User guide 1
Quick guide 1
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