Palsonic DVD2060DX User Manual

DVD/CD/MP3 PLAYER

DVD2060DX

USER'S MANUAL

Please read this manual before connection and use.

PALSONIC

1 JOYNTON AVENUE

WATERLOO NSW 2017 AUSTRALIA

TEL: [phone]

FAX: [phone]

www.palsonic.com.au

PALSONIC CUSTOMER SERVICE

TELEPHONE

AUSTRALIA: 1300 657 888

BEFORE USE

The lightning flash with arrow head 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.

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.

The symbol for CLASSII (Double Insulation).

WARNING:

CAUTION:

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS

APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE, DANGEROUS HIGH VOLTAGES ARE

PRESENT INSIDE THE ENCLOSURE. DO NOT OPEN THE CABINET, REFER

SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ONLY.

When replace the direct plug in power supply or a separable, cord-connected power

supply, the replacement must be exact duplicate, or one recommended by the

manufacture.

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE

SLOT, FULLY INSERT.

This product utilizes a laser.

Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those

specified here in may result in hazardous radiation exposure.

Do not open the cover and do not repair yourself. Refer servicing to

qualified personnel.

DANGER Visible and invisible laser radiation when open and interlock

defeated. Avoid direct exposure to beam.

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BEFORE USE

CAUTION: PLEASE READ AND OBSERVE ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN IN THIS MANUAL AND
THOSE MARKED ON THE UNIT. RETAIN THIS BOOKLET FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
This set has been designed and manufactured to assure personal safety. Improper use can result in electric shock or fire
safeguards incorporated in this unit will protect you if you observe the following procedures for installation,
use and servicing. This unit is transistorised and does not contain any parts that can be repaired by the user.
DO NOT REMOVE THE CABINET COVER OR YOU MAY BE EXPOSED TO DANGEROUS VOLTAGE. REFER
SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL ONLY.

1. Read This Manual

After unpacking this product. Please read
the manual,operating and other instructions
carefully.

2. Ventilation

Openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation
and to ensure operation of the product. These openings
can protect it from overheating. These openings must not
be covered. The product should never be placed on a bed,
sofa,rug or other.

3. Heat

It should be situated away from heat sources radiators, heat
registers, stoves, or other products (including amplifiers)
that produce heat.

4. Water and Moisture

Do not use this product near water, for example, near a bowl,
kitchen sink, or laundry tub, in a wet basement or near a
swimming pool.

5. Cleaning

Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning.
Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a dry
cloth for cleaning.

6. Power-Cord Protection

Power cords should be routed so that they are not likely
to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon.

7. Lightning

For added protection fort his product during storm, or
unattended and unused for long periods unplug it from the
wall outlet. This will prevent product from lighting.

8. Object and Liquid Entry

Never push objects of any kind into this product or
liquid of any kind on the product. It may touch dangerous
voltage points and parts of that could result in a fire or
short circuit.

9. Attachments

Do not use attachments not recommended by the
manufacturer as they may cause hazards.

10. Accessories

Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, or table
The product may fall causing serious injury to a child or adult,
and serious damage. Only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or
table recommended by the manufacturer, or sold with the product.
Any mounting of the product should follow the manufacturer's
instructions, and should use a mounting accessory recommended
by the manufacturer. A product and cart combination should be
moved with care. Quick stops excessive force and uneven
surfaces may cause the product and cart combination to
overturn.

11. Disc tray

Keep your fingers well clear of the disc tray as
it is closing. Neglecting to may cause serious
personal injury and damage to the product.

12. Burden

Do not place a heavy object on or step on the
product. The object may fall causing serious
personal injury and serious damage to the
product.

13. Damage Requiring Service

Unplug this product service from the wall outlet
and refer servicing to qualified service
personnel under the following conditions:
A) When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged.
B) If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen
into the product.
C) If the product has been exposed to rain or water.
D) If the product does not operate normally by
following the operating instructions. Adjust only those
controls that are covered by the operating instructions
as an improper adjustment of other control may
result in damage and will often require extensive work
by a qualified technician to restore the product to its
normal operation.
E) If the product has been dropped or damaged in
any way.
F) When the product exhibits a distinct change in
performance-this indicates a need for service.

14. Servicing

Do not attempt to service this product yourself as
opening or removing covers may expose you to
dangerous voltage or other hazards. Refer all
servicing to qualified service personnel.

15. Replacement Parts

When replacement parts are required, be sure the
service technician has used replacement parts
specified by the manufacturer or have the same
characteristics as the original part. Unauthorized
substitutions may result in fire, electric, shock,
or other hazards.

16. Safety Check

Upon completion of any service or repairs to this
product, ask the service technician to perform
safety Checks to determine that the product is in
proper operating condition.

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BEFORE USE

NOTES ON HANDLING

The top and rear panels of the unit may become warm
after a long period of use. This is not a malfunction.
When the unit is not use, be sure to remove the disc
and turn off the power.
If you do not use the unit for a long period, the unit
may not function properly in the future. Turn on and
use the unit occasionally.
Do not place foreign objects on the tray.

LOCATION

Do not locate the unit in places such as:

Near heating devices or in enclosed car.
High temperature (400C or higher) or high
humidity (90% or higher).
Dirty places.
Avoid direct exposure to sunshine

DISTURBANCE

When you place this unit near a TV, radio or VCR, the
playback picture may become poor and the sound may
be distorted. In this case, place the unit away from the
TV, radio or VCR.

ON HANDLING DISCS

Do not touch the play back side of the disc.
Do not attach paper or tape to disc.

ON CLEANING DISCS

Fingerprints and dust on the disc cause picture and
sound deterioration. Wipe the disc from the centre
outwards With a soft cloth. Always keep the disc clean.

If you can not wipe off the dust with a soft cloth, wipe
the disc lightly with a slightly moistened soft cloth and
finish with a dry cloth.
Do not use any type of solvent such as thinner,
benzine, commercially available cleaners or
antistatic spray for vinyl LPs. It may damage the disc.

ON STORING DISCS

NOTES ON MOISTURE CONDENSATION

The pickup may be condensed with water under the
following situation.

When you bring the unit directly from a cold place
To a warm place.
When you use the unit in a room where you just
turned on the heater, or a place where the cold air
from the air conditioner directly hits the unit.
During the summer, when you use the unit in a hot
and humid place just after you move the unit from
an air conditioned room.
The room is vaporous or damp.

If condensation exists, the unit will not operate properly.
Remove the disc, connect the power cord of the unit to
the wall outlet, turn on the unit,and leave it for two or
three hours. After two or three hours, the unit will have
warmed up and evaporated any moisture. Keep the
unit connected to the wall outlet and moisture
condensation will seldom occur.

Do not store discs in a place subject to direct sunlight
or near heat source.
Do not store discs in place subject to moisture and
dust such as a bathroom or near a humidifier.
Store discs vertically in a case. Stacking or placing
object on discs outside or their case may cause
warping.

STRUCTURE OF DISC CONTENTS

Normally,DVD discs are divided in to titles, and the titles
are sub-divided into chapters. Audio CD are divided
into tracks.

Each title, chapter, or track is assigned a number, which
is called title number, chapter number or track number
respectively.
There may be discs that do not have these numbers.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

BEFORE USE

Safety Precautions -----------------------------------------

Important Safety Instructions ----------------------------

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Notice

DISC Protection

Special Function of DVD

Function Supported by DVD -----------------------------

Accessories --------------------------------------------------

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BASIC PLAYBACK

Preparations -------------------------------------------------

Basic Playback ----------------------------------------------

Stop Playback -----------------------------------------------

Previous and Next

Fast forward and Fast reverse --------------------------

Pause/Step Playback

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System Setup -----------------------------------------------

Trouble Shooting --------------------------------------------

Symptoms and Corrections -----------------------------

System and Outputs ---------------------------------------

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ADVANCED PLAYBACK

Remote Control Operation ------------------------------- 7

SPECIAL FUNCTION PLAYBACK

AUDIO CD Playback --------------------------------------

JPEG Disc Playback --------------------------------------

MP3 Playback -----------------------------------------------

Kodak Picture CD Disc Playback ----------------------

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BEFORE USE

SETTING THE TV SCREEN

BEFORE USE

Multi-aspect

ratio suit to different TV screen size.

TV
screen

Film
format

Normal

4:3

Full view

4:3

16:9

FUNCTIONS SUPPORTED BY DVD PLAYER

There are many functions available on DVD discs and
the functions vary per player and per manufacturer.

Mailbox

16:9

Widescreen

Regional code and signal system

Dolby digital surround sound

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Number of languages

Subtitle languages

ACCESSORIES

Audio/Video cable

Remote control

Owner's manual

16:9

RESTRICTEDR

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CC

LB

Picture proportion modes

Parent lock

Multi -angle

Closed Caption

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BASIC PLAYBACK

Preparations

If you want to view a disc, turn on the TV and
select the video input, and connect to the DVD player.

Basic Playback

1. Press POWER switch on the front panel to turn on,
and the TV screen will display log.
The LED will display
NO DISC if the DVD player has no disc in the tray.
If a disc is already in the tray, it will begin to play
the disc.

2. Press OPEN / CLOSE to open the disc tray,
place a disc on the disc tray. There are two
different disc sizes. Place the disc in the
correct guide on the disc tray. If the disc is
off the guide, it may damage the disc and
cause the DVD player to malfunction.
Do not place a disc which is unplayable in
this DVD player.

3. Press OPEN/CLOSE to close the
disc tray, the playback will automatically
start. Some discs may not playback
automatically.
You can press ENTER/PLAY button
to start playback, and also you may
start playback with a menu,cursor button
on the remote controller, select menu
options and press ENTER/PLAY or
press figures to select a menu options.

Previous and Next

During playing, press PREV key can back to start
of this chapter. then each press this key will skip a
chapter still the start of the disc.
Each press of NEXT key during playing will skip
the current chapter and play the next one.

Fast Forward and Fast Reverse

1.

Press F.FWD to fast forward through the disc.
Each time the F.FWD button is pressed, the
fast forward motion speed changes.

2.

Press ENTER/PLAY to resume normal playback.

3.

Press F.REV to fast reverse through the disc.
Each time the F.REV button is pressed, the
fast reverse motion speed changes.

4.

Press ENTER/PLAY to resume normal playback.

Pause/Step Playback

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Press PAUSE/STEP first time to pause play­back (still mode). The sound will be muted during
still mode.

2.

Press PAUSE/STEP continuous to single step

3.

forward to the next frame in the video.
Press ENTER/PLAY resume normal playback.

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Standby Function

Stop Playback

1. Press the button to go to stop mode, the TV
screen will show the start logo, as some disc
the player can recall the location where stopped.

2. Press ENTER/PLAY to playback to resume
playback from the location where play back is
stopped or from the beginning of the disc.

3. Press STOP twice to stop completely.

Under status of Non-disc or Stop, the DVD player
will automatically enter into stand by status after
25 minutes. Now press STANDBY key on the
remote control to restart the DVD player.

NOTES:

1. “ ” may appear on the TV screen during operation.
A “ ” means that the operation is not permitted by
the unit or the disc.

2. This unit controlled by CPU, under setting mode,
there may be screen saver press any key to
activate the unit.

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Advanced Playback

Remote Control Operation

IMPORTANT NOTE:

ALL DESCRIBING FUNCTION IS FOR DVD DISCS. IF YOU PLAY OTHER FORMAT DISC, THE OPERATION

AND DISPLAY ON SCREEN WILL BE DIFFERENT.

POWER

OPEN/CLOSE

0-10+ Keys

During playback, press POWER to stop the player
and return to standby mode.
While the player is in standby, press POWER or any key
on the front panel to resume normal operation.

To open the disc tray, press OPEN/CLOSE.

To Close the disc tray, press OPEN/CLOSE again

These keys are used to input time, as well as
title, chapter and track numbers.
When a numeric item is displayed on the screen,
press 0-10+ keys to select the desired entry,
and press ENTER to confirm.

CLEAR

Press CLEAR to delete numbers you have selected.
Press once to delete on digit. Press and hold to
delete all digits.

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