Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PDM-0822BD Polaroid
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1 8” Port able DVD Player PDM-0822BD Operation Manual 20050308.
2 W arning: This indicates that "There is a risk of injury or death". Caution: This indicates that "There is a risk of injury or physical damage".
3 Do not install the product in a position w here it will interfere w ith the operation of an automoti ve air bag. The air bag may fail to operate properly or the product could become dislodged by airbag operation, causing an accident and/or injury . Do not expose the pro duct to excessi ve heat.
4 This product has bee n listed as class 1 laser product. The ma rk is on the rear p anel. The apparatus shall be connected to an AC power outlet with a protective grounde d connection. Visible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated.
5 Caution Notes on discs: Do not play discs that are damaged or warped, including discs with cracks, scratches or part s missing; discs with burrs; poor quality discs. Route all cords so tha t they do not interfere w ith driving or w ith entering or exiting the car .
6 Preservation and Cleaning Warning Do not use any volatile agents such as gasoline or p aint thinners to clean the product. Never use any volatile materials to clean the product, because they may damage the surface of the player . Use a soft, dry cloth for cleaning.
7 High-quality audio and video Advanced Playing Functi ons Other Special Functions Excellent sound: Dolby Digital delivers great sound. A V In: External Audio, Video input c an be connected to most external A V sources. A V Out: Analog Audio output and video out p ut.
8 Accessories List ITEM NAME QTY Remote Control (with battery) 1 Operation Manual 1 Power Suppl y Cord with AC Adapter 1 Audio/Video Cable 1 Rechargeable Battery Pack 1 DC Adapter (C ar Adapter) 1 Carrying Case 1 NOTE Accessories and their part s numbers are subject to change without prior notice.
9 Content s Safety Instru ctions Features T roubleshooting S pecification s Definitions System Setup View of Si de Panels View of Uni t Bottom Power Supply Prep aration Rechargeable Battery Notes on Discs Playback Operation System Connections Accessories View of Uni t ………………………………………….
10 Front V iew 1. TFT LCD 8” color TFT screen presents high resolution picture. 2. Speakers T wo speakers output high quality sound. 3. MODE button Press to change the brightness, contrast and color level or change the aspect ratio. (See page24) 4. +/- butto n Press to increase/decrease the level of the selected item.
11 6. SETUP button Press to access the DVD setup menu. 7. MENU butt on Press to enter to the disc menu 8. TITLE button Press to display the disc title menu if the titles are coded in the disc 9. / , / button / : press the direction buttons to select items.
12 Right Side V iew 1. VOLUME Control For adjusting the sound level of speakers or headphones. 2. Headphone Jack When headphones are plugged into the unit, the speakers automatically turn off. 3. AUDIO input/ou tput Jack For connecting to an external amplifier or audio source 4.
13 V iew of the bottom 1. Rechargeable Battery Contact s For connecting the rechargeable battery pack. 2. Docking Jack This portable DVD player is designed with a Docking Jack on the bottom. The Docking Jack is designed for connecting to an optional external Docking Station for expanded functions.
14 Revolving S teps The revolving LCD screen is one of the outstanding features about this product. We’d like to suggest you to take the following steps for proper operation. A 1. Open the screen cover to position (A) as shown in the left figure at which the screen is vertical to the operation panel.
15 1. PWR button Press to access standby mode or playback mode. 2. INFO button Press to display the detailed information of the disc during play ing. Press this button again to exit from the information display . 3. TITLE button Press to display title menu if it exists in the disc.
16 10. SUBT button Press to select different subtitle languages if there are multiple subtitle languages existing in the disc. 11. ANGLE button Press to access various camera angles play back if the DVD disc cont ains multiple camera angles. 12. A-B Repeat button Press to play a certain selected segment repeatedly .
17 Installation S teps Follow the steps below to install the battery . S tep1: Pull the battery holder out from the remote control in the direction of the arrow . S tep 2: Load a new battery properly with the (+) side up. S tep3: Insert the battery holder back into the remote control.
18 z Always ensure that the DVD player , TV and any other electrical equipment to be connected with are switched off and unplugged from the power supply .
19 Connecting to External A V Source The player supports an A V signal input function. Use the audio/ video cable to connect the unit to an external A V signal source such as a DVD, VCR etc. After connecting, switch the DVD/A V IN to A V IN. NOTE: Noise may occur in speakers when ther e is an external audi o signal input while playing a DVD disc.
20 Using the AC Adapter The player is supplied with an AC adapter for powering the u nit and charging the battery . Note: T urn player's power off before unplug ging. Note: In the case of using the adapter, the LCD screen will be lighter than with the rechargeable battery.
21 About Rechargeable Ba ttery Pack Your portable DVD player comes with a lithium ion rechar geable battery that attaches to the rear of the DVD player. Char ge the battery fully before initial use. Charging time is normally about 5 hours. A fully charged battery delivers about 3 hours of use, but pla ying time varies from disc to disc.
22 Attaching the Battery Pack Refer to the following steps for attaching the Battery Pack: 1. Make sure the player is off and the AC or car adapter is disconnected. 2. Place the DVD player on a soft and smooth surface with the bo ttom of the unit facing up.
23 Detaching the Battery Pack If the DVD Player is not going to be used for long periods of time, the battery pack should first be fully charged and then detached. When t he DVD Player is turned OFF, the DVD Player is still consuming some power in STANDBY mode.
24 Compatible Disc Formats DISC LOGO DIAMETER PLA YBACK TIM E/ PLA Y A BLE SIDES 133 min (SS- SL) 242 min (SS-DL) 266 min (DS-SL) 12cm 484 min (DS-DL) 41 min (SS-SL) 75 min (SS-DL) 82 min (DS-SL) DVD 8cm 150 min (DS-DL) 12cm 74 min CD 8cm 20 min JPEG 12cm Operation methods of some DVD discs are s pecified by the soft ware manufacturer .
25 READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULL Y BEFORE USING YOUR DVD P L A Y E R F O R T H E F I R S T T I M E . W ARNING: Do not play poor-qualit y discs to avoid dama ging the lens. Pre-operation 1. Connect the unit to power supply through the provi ded AC adapter .
26 DVD Playback Press ENTER button to start pl aying, or (Direction bu ttons) or 0-9 buttons to select a T itle and Chapter directly . Pla y Press ENT button to start play ing. Pause Press PA U S E button to pause during playback, then pres s PLA Y button to resume normal play back.
27 DVD Playback (continued) TITLE button Press TITLE button dur ing play . The title menu will appear on the screen . Press (direction button s) to select the title or disc menu item you wish to play , then press ENTER button to confirm your selection .
28 DVD Playback (continued) AUDIO button DVD discs ca n contai n up to 8 audio bit stre ams. For example: E nglish, S panish, French et c. T o select the audio bit st ream you prefer , press AUDIO butt on during p layback. The DVD player will play the next bit st ream every time you press AUDIO button i n succession, if they exist.
29 Press ANGLE button to pl ay the disc in multi-an gle mode. Multi-a ngle means t hat a scene is shot from different ang les so that th e audience can wat ch from any angle, lik e the drawings below : If there are mul tiple angles in a scene , you can us e the ANGLE bu tton to select the an gle you like to v iew .
30 CD Playback When a CD disc is loaded, the player will play it automatically b y the default sequence of the disc. Y ou can use , or number buttons to select a certain track to play . Playback Operation Pause During p la y back, press P AUSE bu tton to pause the playback, then press PLA Y button to re sume playback.
31 CD Playback (continued) & buttons Press button to play the p revious chapter . Press button to play the next chapte r. GOTO button Press GOT O button to select desired disc st arting time, track st arting time or track.
32 Picture CD Playback Pre-operation Note: Many discs have other items besides pictures. Playback Operation 1. Load a Pictur e CD in the disc tray . The play er will search fo r the disc automatically . 2.The screen display s the root folder with sev eral subdirectories/subfold ers.
33 Picture CD Playback (continued ) Press REP button to repeat a file, fol der in sequence . Press it repeat edly , the display w ill be as follows: Shuff le Random Single Repeat One Repeat All Repeat Of f Shuffl e plays fi les of current fo lder ran domly without obey ing the original order .
34 While view ing a picture, use dir ection button s , , , to rot ate the picture. Press button to rot ate the curr ent picture clockwise: P r e s s button to rot ate the curre.
35 General Setup Page System Setup Y ou can change t he default sett ings of this unit to cust omize its performance to your own preference s. Note: Set the system up w hile play is s topped or there is no di sk in the player . T o set up your system: 1.
36 General Setup Page (continued) 2.Angle Mark This item is use d to turn the Angle M ark on or of f. Press the or button to highlight this i t em. Press the ENT or to en ter the item. Press the or button to choo se angle mark on or off.
37 General Setup Page (continued) Speaker Setup Page Dolby Digital Setup System Setup The item included in this sub-menu is shown a s the left. 1.Downmix This item is used to set downmix mode. Press the or button to highlight this item. Press the ENT or to en ter the item.
38 Dolby Digital Setup (continued) V ideo Setup Page 1. Dual Mono This item is used to set the channel output mode. Press the or button to highlight this item. Press the ENT or to en ter the item. It includes stereo , L-Mono, R-Mono and Mix -Mono, S tereo by default.
39 V ideo Setup Page (continued) Preference page 2. Brightness This item is used to adjust brightness level of the Screen. Press the or button to highlight this item. Press the ENT or to enter the item. Press the or bu tton to adju st to desired level.
40 Preference page (continued) System Setup 3. Disc Menu This item is used to set the language of disc menu. Press the or butto n to highlight this item. Press the ENT or button to enter th e item. The available languages are Engli sh, French, S panish, Chinese, Japanese, Kore an, Russian and Thai, English by default.
41 Y our Portable DVD Player includes a sturdy carrying bag/headrest mount for the ultimate in portable convenience! The bag/mount is eas y to attach and fits on nearl y any car or truck headrest (see.
42 Dolby Digital Dolby Digit al is a technology developed by Dolby Laboratories. Audio tracks encoded in Dolby Digit al can reproduce from o ne to 5.1 discrete chan nels of excellent q uality audio.
43 If you suspe ct there is somet hing wrong with the DVD player , immediately turn the power of f. Disconne ct the power c onnecto r and check t hat there is no smoke or exce ssive he at coming from the unit. Never open or try to rep air the unit yourse lf.
44 Other possibilities: S tatic or other external interferenc e may cause the play er function a bnormally . In order to recover no rmal status, u nplug the power supply cord and then pl ug it into the ou tlet again to reset the play er. If the problems still ex ist consult your serv ice center or qualified technician.
45 DESIGN AND SPECIFICA TIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE TFT screen size 8 inches Laser W avelength 780/650 nm Video System NTSC Frequency Response 20Hz ～ 20kHz ± 2.
46 For service, support and warranty information, visit www .polaroidelectronics.com or in the US call 1-866-289-5168, in Canada call 1-866-301-7 922 and in Mexico call 01-800-400-2443. “Polaroid” is a registered trademark of Pola roid Corporation of Waltham, MA USA and licensed for use on the PDM-0822BD to Petters Consumer Bran ds, LLC.
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