User Manual

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD PLAYER WITH

STEREO RADIO & USB/CARD & TV RECEPTION

AND REMOTE CONTROL

MODEL: SX-2355TVD

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED IN THIS IM THOROUGHLY PRIOR TO CONNECTING AND OPERATING.

PLEASE RETAIN THIS MANUAL IN CASE YOU MAY NEED IT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

THE ILLUSTRATIONS & GRAPHICS HEREIN ARE FOR REFERENCE ONLY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.

ILLUSTRATION OF THE CONTROLS/JACKS ON THE MAIN UNIT

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12 14 16 19

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24 26

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1. SPEAKERS

2. PREVIOUS SKIP/SEARCH & F.BWD BUTTON

3. REMOTE SENSOR

4. POWER INDICATOR

5. FM ST. INDICATOR

6. TFT DISPLAY

7. NEXT SKIP/SEARCH & F.FWD BUTTON

8. FUNCTION SWITCH

9. PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON

10. STOP&DVD/USB/CARD SWITCH BUTTON

11. BAND SWITCH

12. VOLUME CONTROLLER

13. BASS ON/OFF BUTTON

14. PHONES JACK

15. TV MENU BUTTON

16. USB PORT

17. CH- BUTTON

18. CH+ BUTTON

19. SD/MMC CARD SLOT

20. TFT ON/OFF BUTTON

21. TUNING CONTROLLER

22. TELESCOPIC ANTENNA

23. AUDIO RIGHT JACK

24. AUDIO LEFT JACK

25. VIDEO JACK

26. HANDLE

27. OPTICAL JACK

28. COAXIAL JACK

29. AC VOLTAGE SELECTOR (OPTIONAL)

30. BATTERY COMPARTMENT

31. AC SOCKET

32. TV/FM SWITCH

33. TV ANT.

34. SPEAKER JACKS

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CONNECT DVD PLAYER TO OTHER APPLIANCES

ILLUSTRATION OF THE KEYS ON THE

REMOTE CONTROLLER

TV set

To power outlet

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15

16

17

AC power cord

R L

To video input connector (yellow)

To audio input connectors (red, white)

2

3 18 Video/audio cable

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5

6

7

8

SELECT

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20

21

22

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24 9

10

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1. FUNCTION button

2. ADJUST button

3. CH+/UP button

4. CH-/DOWN button

5. TV MENU button

6. SUBTITLE button

7. AUDIO button

8. SLOW button

9. STEP button

10. STOP button

11. F.BWD button

12. F.FWD button

13. ANGLE button

14. ZOOM button

15. DISPLAY button

16. SETUP button

17. MUTE button

18. NUMERIC buttons

19. DVD MENU button

20. REPEAT 1/ALL&A-B button

21. TITLE button

22. OK button

23. NAVIGATION buttons

24. PLAY/PAUSE button

25. NEXT button

26. PREV button

27. GOTO button

28. PROGRAM button

BASIC CONNECTION

— It is recommended to be connected to a multi-system TV.

— Ensure that this player and other equipment to be connected to the unit are in the standby or off mode and disconnect the AC power cords before commencing connection.

— Do not block ventilation holes of any piece of the equipment and arrange them so that air can circulate freely.

— Read through the instructions before connecting other equipment.

— Ensure that you observe the color coding when connecting audio, video cables.

Note:

— During DVD play, the TV volume may be at a lower level than during TV broadcasts, etc. If this is the case, adjust the volume to the desired level.

— If the DVD/VCD/CD player is connected to the TV through a video cassette recorder, the picture may not be played back normally with some DVDs. If this is the case, do not connect the player via the VCR.

Optical digital audio cable

(optional)

To optical digital audio input connector

OR Coaxial audio cable

(optional)

To coaxial digital audio input connector

OPERATIONS

PREPARATION

Connect the speakers properly before Powering on the TV set, then select video input mode.

Power on the audio system which is connected to the player.

GET STARTED

1. Turn on the player and slide FUNCTION switch on the main unit to DVD position.

2. Open the disc tray.

3. Place a disc onto the disc tray.

4. Close the disc tray and the playback starts automatically.

5. When a menu screen appears on the TV, move the navigation buttons or press the numeric buttons to select a preferred track number, then press OK button to start playback.

ADJUST THE VOLUME

Adjust the VOLUME controller on the main unit to increase or reduce the volume.

MUTE

Press the MUTE button, the audio output of the main unit will be shut off, pressing this button again or VOLUME button will resume the audio output.

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SKIP AHEAD OR BACK

Press NEXT SKIP or PREV SKIP button once during play to skip a chapter(DVD) or a track (Video CD/CD) ahead or backwards.

RAPID ADVANCE/ REVERSE

During playback, press F.FWD button or F. BWD button on the remote control or press and hold NEXT &F.FWD or

PREV&F.BWD button on the main unit several times to scan the disc forward or backward at X2, X4, X8, X20 normal speed.

Press PLAY/PAUSE button to resume normal play.

PLAY/PAUSE

During playback, press PLAY/PAUSE button to pause; to resume normal play, press PLAY/PAUSE button again.

STEP PLAYBACK

During pause mode, each time the STEP button is pressed, the player will only play one frame, to resume normal play, press PLAY/PAUSE button again.

STOP PLAYBACK

Press STOP button during playback to stop playback; the player activates its resume function when STOP is pressed in

STOP mode; press PLAY/PAUSE button again, playback resumes at the point it stopped previously; open the disc tray or press the STOP button one more time to clear the resume function.

SLOW-MOTION PLAY (DVD/VCD)

Press SLOW button on the remote control during playback, the disc will be played at 1/2 normal speed at first, each time this button is pressed, the play speed becomes slower (down to 1/7 normal speed.)

Press PLAY/PAUSE button, normal play will resume.

REPEAT

Press REPEAT button during play, it will repeat play one chapter/title or repeat all(for DVD disc), or repeat play a track or all tracks (for VCD / CD), or repeat the sections between two specific points(A-B).

NOTE: repeat feature for VCD disc will ONLY work in PBC

OFF mode.

SEARCH FOR PREFERRED SCENE

1. Press GOTO button during play and highlight the item to be played (Title, Chapter, or Chapter time)by navigation buttons.

2. Input the desired number or time via the numeric buttons.

3. Press OK button to confirm and the playback from the located scene starts.

4. To exit search menu, press GOTO button directly.

PROGRAM PLAY (UP TO 16 MEMORIES)

1. Press PROGRAM during playback to display the program menu.

2. Select location(s) to be memorized via navigation buttons and then enter desired Titles/Chapters numbers via numeric buttons.

Example: Track 3, press "3"

Track 12, press "1" and then "2"

Track 21, press "2" twice and then "1"

3. To start programmed playback, select PLAY on the menu;

pressing PROGRAM button again to exit programming.

4. To clear all items, select the <CLEAR> on the menu, and then press OK button on remote control.

5. You can also cancel program mode by clearing all the items in the program menu.

ZOOM PLAY

Press ZOOM key continuously to zoom in the picture by 2, 3, and 4 times, zoom out by 1/2, 1/3, 1/4 normal size.

Press this key once more when the picture is at 1/4 size to return to the normal size display.

Scroll to view the enlarged picture using Navigation buttons.

ON SCREEN DISPLAY INFORMATION

When the player is in operation, press DISPLAY button continuously on the remote control, the screen will display parts of information(current disc type, title number, chapter number, playtime, audio language, audio type, subtitle language and multi angle, etc) in a sequence.

CHANGING AUDIO SOUNDTRACK LANGUAGE(DVD/VCD

DISC)

It is possible to change the audio soundtrack language to a different language from the one selected at the initial settings(This operation works only with discs on which multiple audio soundtrack languages are recorded).

Press AUDIO button during DVD disc play, the sound track language changes with the current sound track number shown on the TV screen.

Pressing AUDIO button during VCD disc play will change audio output mode: MONO L, MONO R and stereo.

NOTE: When no soundtrack languages are recorded, pressing this button will not work.

MULTI-ANGLE VIEWING (DVD ONLY)

Press ANGLE button during playback to display the number of angles being played and then select a desired angle to view the scene.

Note: only the DVDs shot with multi-angle scenes have this function.

CHANGING SUBTITLE LANGUAGE (DVD ONLY)

Press SUBTITLE button during playback, the subtitle language shown on the screen will change as a response to each press;

When the desired language appears, release the button to view the subtitle in that language.

Note: this function only works on the DVDs recorded with multi-language subtitles.

ENJOYING VIDEO CDS WITH PBC FEATURE

After loading a VCD 2.0/1.0 with PBC, the TV screen shows the Disc formats and then a menu.

Select desired track by means of numeric buttons: use one corresponding key of numeric buttons 1~ 9 to choose track 1 to track 9 ; If the track number exceeds 10, press the unit digit button first, and then another unit digit.

During playback, press DVD MENU button to return main menu(DVD).press this button to select PBC ON/OFF mode(VCD)

TITLE button : Play the title (DVD)

MP3/MPEG 4 PLAYBACK

1. Load the Mp3/MPEG 4 disc onto the disc tray and the TV screen will show all its folders after a few seconds.

2. Select the folder you want by the navigation buttons and then OK button to confirm.

3. The files in this folder are displayed and select your favourable song via navigation buttons and press OK button to start playback.

4. Press NEXT and PREV button to select track directly.

5. Press REPEAT button to change play mode.

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KODAK PICTURE CD / JPEG CD PLAYBACK

Slide show of Kodak Picture CD after being loaded begins automatically;

Folders of JPEG picture CD after being loaded are displayed on the TV screen; use the navigation buttons to select the desired folder and then press OK button to confirm.

The files in this folder are displayed and you can select your favourable pictures using the up/down navigation buttons and press OK button to start playback.

Preview of the picture will be displayed while you scroll across the filenames.

KODAK PICTURE CD / JPEG CD OPERATIONS

1. PLAY MODES

Press REPEAT button during play to change the play modes.

During playback, press STOP to enter preview mode.

2. SKIP TO NEXT/PREVIOUS PICTURE

Press NEXT button to skip to the next picture or PREV button to the previous picture.

If no key is pressed for a few seconds, it will skip to next picture automatically.

3. PICTURE ROTATIONS

Press RIGHT and LEFT navigation buttons to rotate the picture Clockwise and anti-clockwise respectively.

4. PICTURE FLIPS

Press UP navigation button to flip the picture vertically.

Press DOWN navigation button to flip the picture horizontally.

5. PICTURE ZOOM IN/OUT

Press and hold ZOOM/SLOW button continuously ,the picture zooms in by 2, 3, 4 times or zooms out by 1/2, 1/3, 1/4 the original size.

Press this button once more when the picture getting 1/4 size to return to the normal play.

If the picture is enlarged, you may use the navigation buttons to view blocked parts of the picture.

6. SLIDE SHOW TRANSITION MODES

During slide show playback, press the PROGRAM button cyclically to select one of the following modes to play.

WIPE TOP

WIPE BOTTOM

WIPE LEFT

WIPE RIGHT

DIAGONAL WIPE LEFT TOP

DIAGONAL WIPE RIGHT TOP

DIAGONAL WIPE LEFT BOTTOM

DIAGONAL WIPE RIGHT BOTTOM

EXTEND FROM CENTER H

EXTEND FROM CENTER V

COMPRESS TO CENTER H

COMPRESS TO CENTER V

WINDOW H

WINDOW V

WIPE FROM EDGE TO CENTER

RANDOM

NONE

TFT ON/OFF

Press TFT ON/OFF button on the main unit to turn on or off the TFT screen.

BASS ON/OFF

Press BASS ON/OFF button on the main unit to switch bass sound effect on or off.

PICTURE ADJUSTMENT(FOR THE LCD SCREEN)

Press the ADJUST button once to enter the picture adjustment mode, and press the CH+/- buttons to select the item(Brightness,contrast, color, mode and LCD mode), press

ADJUST button to confirm, then use CH+/- to adjust until the desired effect is reached.

INITIAL SETTINGS

Initial settings page is for you to make your preferred settings up for your player. Once the initial settings are done they are retained in the CPU of the player until otherwise modified.

COMMON PROCEDURES FOR INITIAL SETTINGS

1. Press SETUP button.

2. Use the navigation buttons to select the item you want to modify, setting page with further setting items displayed shows on the TV screen. Again use navigation buttons to select and make changes. Press again OK button to confirm modifications.

3. Use navigation buttons to switch to another setting on the main setting page.

4. Press SETUP button to exit main setting page.

1. SYSTEM SETUP

SYSTEM SETUP

TV SYSTEM

TV TYPE

PASSWORD

RATING

DEFAULT

EXIT SETUP

1.1 TV SYSTEM it is used to select the TV system.

Options: NTSC, PAL, AUTO

Please select this option as per your TV set.

1.2 TV TYPE it is used to select the TV scan mode, please set as per your TV set.

Options: 4:3PS : Normal Pan & scan mode

4:3LB : normal Letter box mode

16:9 : 16:9 wide screen mode

1.3 PASSWORD - input password to unlock the system. The steps are as follows:

1.3.1 Enter SYSTEM SETUP, select the PASSWORD item by scrolling the down navigation button, and then press the right navigation button to select the input box.

1.3.2 Input user's password "0000" to unlock it, in this case, select the input box again to change the password by inputting another new four numeric numbers and then press OK button to confirm. When the password is changed, you are needed to input the new one to unlock the system.

1.3.3 Once you forget your own password, use the

supervisor's password "8200" to unlock it.

NOTE : If wrong password was input in unlock status, the system will lock.

1.4 RATING Set the rating of this player. If you want to change the rating of parental lock, please input the password to unlock first.

Options: 1 KID SAFE / 2 G / 3 PG / 4 PG 13 / 5 PG-R/ 6R /

7 NC-17 / 8 ADULT

1.5 DEFAULT Reset to factory settings.

Options: RESTORE

2. LANGUAGE SETUP

LANGUAGE SETUP

OSD LANGUAGE

AUDIO LANG

SUBTITLE LANG

MENU LANG

EXIT SETUP

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2.1 OSD LANGUAGE It is used to select different On

Screen Display language for different user.

2.2 AUDIO LANG - Select preferred audio language.(DVD only, need disc software support)

2.3 SUBTITLE LANG - Select preferred subtitle language.

(DVD only, need disc software support)

2.4 MENU LANG - Select preferred disc menu language.

(DVD only, need disc software support)

3. AUDIO SETUP

AUDIO SETUP

AUDIO OUTPUT

EXIT SETUP

3.1 AUDIO OUTPUT Set digital output code format.

Options:

SPDIF/OFF: If you are not connecting to an amplifier via digital output, please select this option.

SPDIF/RAW: Used in general home theatre, select this can output 5.1 channels audio.

SPDIF/PCM: Select this it can only output 2 channel, but you will get higher quality audio output.

4. VIDEO SETUP

VIDEO SETUP

BRIGHTNESS

CONTRAST

HUE

SATURATION

EXIT SETUP

4.1 BRIGHTNESS - To set the brightness for the display.

Options: 0/2/4/6/8/10/12

4.2

CONTRAST - To set the contrast effect for display.

Options: 0/2/4/6/8/10/12

4.3 HUE to set the colour impression for display.

Options: -6/-4/-2/0/+2/+4/+6

4.4 SATURATION - To set the saturation level for display.

Options: 0/2/4/6/8/10/12

5. SPEAKER SETUP

SPEAKER SETUP

DOWNMIX

EXIT SETUP

5.1 DOWNMIX

Options: LT/RT Left/Right mix mode

STEREO Select this option if you don't

have a 5.1 channels amplifier.

RADIO OPERATION

TO PLAY THE RADIO

1. Switch FUNCTION on the main unit to the RADIO position,

2. Select the desired band with the BAND switch.

3. Tune to the desired station by rotating the TUNING control

(Move the control back and forth until you get the strongest clearest sound).

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4. The built-in AM antenna and external FM TELESCOPIC

ANTENNA are directional.

When receiving an FM broadcast, fully extend the

TELESCOPIC ANTENNA and position for the best reception.

For AM broadcasts, rotate the whole set until the best reception is heard.

5. Adjust the volume level to a comfortable listening level.

6. To turn off the radio, slide the FUNCTION switch to the

OFF position.

STEREO HEADPHONE JACK

A stereo headphone jack has been provided on the front of the unit so that you can listen to the unit without disturbing others. To use this jack, plug in the headphones/earphones (not included) and adjust the VOLUME control to a comfortable listening level.

NOTE: When external headphones/earphones are connected, the sound to the unit's main speakers will be muted.

Caution: Listening at high power for a long moment could damage users' ears.

EXTERNAL MEMORY MEDIA OPERATION (USB/MMC)

Prepare the player for External Memory media operation

Insert a USB data traveller into the USB port and slide the

FUNCTION switch to the DVD position;

Press and hold STOP&DVD/USB/CARD button on the main unit or FUNCTION button on the remote controller continuously until the player enters USB mode;

An icon of READ USB shows on the LCD and after the USB is successfully detected and read, the track number as a total shows in the LCD;

Press PLAY/PAUSE button to begin playback from track

Number 1.

NOTE: The player can successfully play the music files with

USB 1.0 and USB 2.0 storage device.

OR

Insert an MMC/SD card into the card slot ;

Press and hold STOP&DVD/USB/CARD button on the main unit or FUNCTION button on the remote controller continuously until the player enters MMC/SD mode.

TV OPERATIONS

GET STARTED

— Connect the CATV antenna to the player properly or fully extend the TELESCOPIC ANTENNA and position for the

— best reception.

Note:

(1)slide the TV/FM switch to FM position during receiving

TV from telescopic antenna.

— (2)slide the TV/FM switch to TV position during receiving

TV from external TV antenna.

— Power on the player and adjust the FUNCTION control on the main unit to switch to TV Mode.

SEARCH A PROGRAM

— Press CH+/- buttons to change the channel number. A desired channel can be reached using these two keys.

— Once the desired channel is selected, it will start broadcasting the selected channel immediately.

— Press TV MENU Button once, A menu will be displayed on the screen, use CH+/- buttons to select the item.

Channel scroll to channel item, press TV MENU to confirm selection to display the current channel number on the screen.

Auto SCAN

Press CH+/- to highlight the auto scan item, then press TV menu button to start auto scan channel and store channels automatically that are found.

Manual SCAN

Press CH+/- to highlight the Manual scan item, then press TV menu button to confirm, press CH+/- buttons again to search upward or downward respectively.

Fine tune

Scroll to Fine Tune and press TV menu to confirm, Use

CH+/- button to fine tune the current channel to a desired effect.

C-SYS

Scroll to C-SYS item and press TV MENU to confirm, use

CH+/- button to switch the TV system.

S-SYS

Scroll to S-SYS item and press TV MENU to confirm, use

CH+/- to switch the sound system.

Press TV MENU button twice, a preset menu will be displayed on the screen for you to preset.

Language: use CH+/- button to highlight language item, press

TV menu to confirm, then use CH+/- button again to select a language and press TV MENU to confirm the selection.

Reset: use CH+/- button to highlight reset item, then press TV menu to confirm, it will reset to factory setting.

DISC HANDLING PRECAUTIONS

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Hold the disc by the edge so the surface will not be soiled with finger prints. Finger prints, 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 apply benzine, thinner, and liquid that prevents against static electricity.

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— Be careful not to drop or bend the disc.

Install only one disc on the disc tray.

Do not try to close the disc tray when the disc is not in stalled properly.

— Be sure to store the disc in it's case when not in use.

TROUBLESHOOTING

If your DVD player does not seem to be functioning properly, check the items below before you contact an authorized service center

Symptom

Power does not turn on or suddenly turns off.

Remote control won't work

No picture or sound

Check

Make sure the AC cord is securely plugged into an AC outlet.

Turn the power off and then back on.

Check that the battery is inserted in the and direction properly.

The battery may be flat. Replace it with a new one.

Check that the signal transmission is directed at the remote control sensor on the DVD player.

Remove the obstacle between the remote controller and remote control sensor.

Check that the A/V cables are securely connected.

Check that the disc is a DVD (region number 1 or all), DVD-RW, VIDEO CD or AUDIO CD.

Do not use a disc that has scratches or dirt.

Check that the label-side of the disc is facing up.

The pick-up lens of the DVD player may be dirty. Contact the service center for lens cleaning.

Check that the TV channel is set to VIDEO or AV if viewing with a TV.

Check image brightness and contrast settings.

Check that the TV antenna is properly connected.

No picture

No sound

No picture and sound

Distorted video or sound

Check that the LCD display is turned on.

Check that the display panel is open. If it is closed, audio will not be output to the speakers.

Check the volume setting. If set to zero, turn up volume level.

Check that the headphones are plugged into the PHONES socket.

Speakers cannot be used with the headphones.

Check that the battery is properly installed and AC cord is properly connected.

Use a disc without scratches or dents.

Image is unclear or distorted Check the direction, position and connection of the antenna.

No image or image is black and white

Adjust color settings.

Check color settings.

ATTENTION:

The unit may be submitted to changes in specifications, characteristics and/or operation without prior notice to the user, in order to continue improving and developing its technology.

2.5 WATTS x 2

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