DVD Player with Karaoke MPORTANT NOTICE Instruction Manual Model DVD816B Please read this notice before continuing to read this instruction manual. In order to make sure that you have the correct manual, please have a look at the back of the DVD player cabinet and check what the model number reads. If the model number reads “DVD816B-4”, you have the right manual and you can proceed to use this manual for reference purposes.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION CAUTION To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. Please read the manual carefully before operating this player. DVD PLAYER PLACEMENT Please do not place the player in the following locations: • In direct sunlight or near or on top of heat sources such as heaters, stoves, or other appliances that produce heat. • Locations which are badly ventilated, dusty, contain lots of moisture, or are unsteady.
Index Important Information -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Index--- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Controls Overview 1. Back Panel / Front Panel Overview------------------------------------------------------------2. Remote Control Overview------------------------------------------------------------------------Connections Overview 1.
CONTROLS OVERVIEW FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW 1. 4. 7. Disc Tray Open/Close Disc Tray Button Power Button 2. 5. 8. Remote Control Sensor Play/Pause Button Microphone Input Jack 3. 6. 9. Backlit Display Stop Playback Button Microphone Volume Control BACK PANEL OVERVIEW 1. 4. 7. 10. Power Cord VGA Output Digital Output – Coaxial Digital Output - Optical 2. 5. 8. Audio Output – Left Channel Ventilation Fan Composite Video Output Page 3 3. 6. 9.
REMOTE CONTROL OVERVIEW 1. Standby/On 2. Numerical Buttons 3. Goto 4. Up 5. Title 6. Enter 7. Right 8. Down 9. Menu/PBC 10. Prev 11. Next 12. Play/Pause 13. Step 14. Volume 15. Volume + 16. Angle 17. Reset 18. R/L 19. N/P Page 4 20. Return 21. Mute 22. Repeat 23. A-B 24. Slow 25. Program 26. Subtitle 27. Audio 28. MIC 29. P/I 30. Stop 31. REV 32. FWD 33. Zoom 34. Left 35. Setup 36. Open/Close 37.
CONNECTIONS OVERVIEW 1. PREPERATIONS Accessories Included in the Box 1. Remote Control 2. Composite Audio/Video Cable 3. Instruction Manual Installing Remote Control Batteries Insert 2 x ‘AAA’ size batteries into the battery compartment. Be sure to note the polarities marked inside the battery compartment so the batteries can be inserted the proper way. There should be no large obstacles in between the remote control and the player itself. 2.
INTRODUCTION TO BASIC OPERATION 1. TURN ON THE TV AND YOUR DVD PLAYER • • Press the POWER button on the player to turn on the power to the player. The display on the player lights up and the player will start searching for a disc NOTE: You cannot turn the power on using the remote if the power is off. You can only turn the player on and off using the remote when the player is in Standby mode. In Standby mode the display of the player turns off and it goes into power saving mode.
b. When a DVD disc is loaded, press ◄ ►▲▼ buttons to highlight a menu item you want to select. As for SVCD or VCD2.0 discs, you can press NUMERICAL buttons to select a track to play. c. Press the ENTER or PLAY button to enter a menu you have selected or start an action you have selected. d. During DVD disc playback, press the MENU button to return to Root menu. As for SVCD or VCD2.0 discs (with PBC function turned on), press PBC button to return to the menu. e. Press the STOP button to stop playback.
• • • • The programmed playback menu for SVCD/VCD/CD/CD+G discs looks like the screen image to the right. Note that only the track number needs to be entered for the entry to be valid. - If PBC function is on, this operation will turn PBC function off while the chapters/tracks are played back in a programmed order. Using the ◄ ►▲▼ buttons, highlight a memory location. Press the NUMERICAL buttons to enter the chapter/track numbers in the order you want them to play.
• to beginning of the Press PREV previous title/chapter/track on a disc. 6. MULTI-SPEED PLAYBACK • Press FWD key repeatedly to toggle between fast forward 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x and 1x regular speed playback. Alternatively, press the PLAY button to return to regular playback speed. • Press REV key repeatedly to toggle between fast reverse 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x and regular speed playback. Alternatively, press the PLAY button to return to regular playback speed. 7.
9. USING THE OSD (ON-SCREEN DISPLAY) FEATURE • While loading and playing DVDs, press the OSD button once.
• While loading and playing VCD’s, press the OSD button once. The following information is displayed on the TV screen: - Track Number / Total Number of Titles - Current Playback Position (Time) for that track. • Press the OSD button a second time and the following information is displayed on the TV screen: - Track Number / Total Number of Titles - Total Time lasts for that track.
10. USING THE SEARCH FEATURE • • You can use the Search feature to select a title/track/chapter number or go to a specific point in a title. To use this feature, press the GOTO button on the remote control to bring up the search menu and enter the information edit status. Then press the ◄ ► buttons to highlight the title/chapter/track number or the time option. Then, use the NUMERICAL buttons to enter the title/chapter/track you want to play or the elapsed time you want to go to in a specific title.
. CHANGING THE TV SYSTEM • • • • Press N/P button to display current TV system. In North America the NTSC TV system is used Press the N/P button repeatedly to toggle between the different TV systems (PAL etc.) Note that in order to view region 1 and region ALL DVD discs, you do not need to change this option as NTSC is the factory default setting. 15. MUTING AUDIO OUTPUT • • Press the MUTE button once to mute audio output. Press the MUTE button again to resume previous audio output volume level. 16.
18. REPEATING A SPECIFIC SECTION ON A DISC • • • • Press A-B button one time to set the starting point for the segment you want to have repeated (Point A) Press A-B button a second time to set the end point for the segment you want to have repeated (Point B) Now the segment you have marked between point A and B will be repeated until you stop playback. Press A-B button a third time to cancel the A-B repeat mode. 19.
SYSTEM SETUP 1. GENERAL SETUP MENU INFORMATION A) Press the SETUP button, the main SETUP menu appears. • When the main menu is displayed, the DVD system will auto pause. B) Press the ◄ or ► button to highlight the desired options page. Then press the ▲or▼ button to enter the options page you have chosen. For example, if you want to enter the VIDEO options page, press ► button repeatedly to highlight the video icon. The VIDEO options page is displayed on the screen.
2) SETUP OPTIONS INFORMATION A) GENERAL SETUP The GENERAL SETUP options are illustrated below: z TV DISPLAY Normal / PS (Pan & Scan) : Choose this setting if your DVD player is connected to a normal aspect ratio TV (4:3). A standard edition movie (4:3) will fill the entire screen of your TV. This might mean that parts of the picture (the left and right edges) won’t be seen. Normal / LB (Letter Box) : Choose this setting if your DVD player is connected to a normal aspect ratio TV (4:3).
z CAPTIONS Select CAPTIONS as ON will display captions if the moive disc has been recorded with captions. Choose OFF to deactivate the captions shown. z SCREEN SAVER If the screen saver is on, when you DVD player is in STOP, OPEN or NO DISC state, or there is a frame frozen for more than 60 seconds, the screen saver will be displayed. This feature can protect your screen from image burn-in damage. ON : Choose this setting to activate the screen saver. OFF : Choose this setting to cancel the screen saver.
z SPDIF OUTPUT SPDIF/OFF : Choose this setting if your DVD player is connected to only audio signals from analog audio output jacks. For the coaxial and optical output jacks, there will be no signal. SPDIF/RAW : Choose this setting if your DVD player is connected to a power amplifier with a coaxial cable or optical cable. When playing a disc recorded with Dolby Digital, DTS and/or MPEG audio formats, the corresponding digital signals will be output from the coaxial and optical output jacks.
D) VIDEO SETUP The VIDEO SETUP options are illustrated below: z COMPONENT CVBS : Choose this setting when your DVD player is connected to your TV via the normal RCA or S-Video output. YUV : Choose this setting when your DVD player is connected to your TV via the COMPONENT output YUV. RGB : Choose this setting when your DVD player is connected to your TV via the COMPONENT output RGB. VGA : Choose this setting when your DVD player is connected to the computer monitor via the VGA output.
z SHARPNESS You could adjust the SHARPNESS of the picture with the range of HIGH, MEDIUM and LOW. z BRIGHTNESS You could adjust the BRIGHTNESS of the picture from -20 to +20. Select a lower number for a darker picture. Select a higher number for a brighter picture. You could press the ◄ or ► buttons to adjust the BRIGHTNESS level. z CONTRAST You could adjust the CONTRAST of the picture from -16 to +16. Select a lower number for a lower contrast picture.
You could press the ◄ or ► buttons to adjust the CONTRAST level. E) PREFERENCE SETUP The PREFERENCE SETUP options are illustrated below: z TV TYPE Adjust to change the Color System of the TV (Note that in North America the NTSC color system is used). You can choose from the following TV SYSTEM options. AUTO : Choose this setting if your DVD player is connected to a multi-system TV. NTSC : Choose this setting if your DVD player is connected to a NTSC TV.
z DISC MENU Highlight the DISC MENU option and press ENTER button to access the DISC MENU options menu. Press ▲ or ▼ buttons to choose the menu language you prefer. Press ENTER to confirm. If the disc you are playing has that language available, it will display menu content in that language. NOTE: If your preferred language is not available, the disc’s default language will be played.
z PASSWORD The password option is initially locked and you cannot set the parental control settings or change them without a password. In order to access the PARENTAL menu, the password mode must be turned on. If you want to set the ratings options, you need to enter the default password which is 8,8,8,8 and then press ENTER to confirm the password. To change the password, you will be prompted for the old password and then you will be prompted to enter a new one. Enter a new 4-digit number.
TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE When there is a problem, it doesn’t necessarily mean that the player is malfunction. Before sending it for repair, please check the troubleshooting guide below for a possible solution to the problem you are having. Under no circumstances should you attempt to repair the player yourself. There are no user serviceable parts inside and this will void your warranty. PROBLEM SOLUTION No power • Make sure power cord is properly connected.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Type Model Play Mode Disc Mode DIGITAL DVD Player DVD-816 NTSC / PAL / AUTO DVD, VCD, SVCD, CD, MP3, DVD+R, DVD+RW, JPEG, WMA Video Characteristic Resolution Video S/N Ratio ≥500 lines ≥56dB Audio Characteristic Frequency Response Audio S/N Ratio Dynamic Range Distortion D/A Converter fs 192KHz : 4Hz-44KHz : +/- 1dB ≥90dB ≥90dB ‹ 0.
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