TM DRX-9000 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS APEX DIGITAL, INC. 2235 E. Francis St., Ontario, CA91761 (909) 930-1239 Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm (California) www.apexdigitalinc.
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Safety Information CAUTION: Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. Please carefully study this manual and always keep it available. There are, however, some installation and operation precautions which you should be aware of. 1.Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. 2.
Introduction Your DRX-9000 Design combines the functionalities of a DVD player and recorder. As a DVD player, you will be able to enjoy full length movies with true cinema picture quality, and stereo or multichannel sound (depending on the disc and your playback system). Unique features of this player include component video & S-video outputs, progressive scan for greater picture clarity.
Table of Contents Safety Precautions........................... 1 Using the On-screen Display............ 25 Safety Information ........................... 2 Setting the Parental Lock..................26 Introduction....................................... 3 Customizing DVD Function Settings.. 27 Table of Contents ............................. 4 Recording Options ............................28 Channel Search .................................. 28 Normal Recording ...............................
Identification of Controls FRONT PANEL 11 1 2 4 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 STANDBY 7 AUDIO INPUT (FRONT LEFT) 2 PREVIOUS 8 AUDIO INPUT (FRONT RIGHT) 3 NEXT 9 COMPOSITE VIDEO INPUT (FRONT) 4 RECORD/OTR 10 S-VIDEO INPUT (FRONT) 5 STOP 11 OPEN/CLOSE 6 PLAY/PAUSE REAR PANEL 1 6 7 2 3 4 8 5 11 9 10 1 AUDIO OUTPUT 7 DIGITALAUDIO-COAXIAL OUTPUT 2 COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT 8 S-VIDEO OUTPUT 3 COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 9 S-VIDEO INPUT (REAR) 4 AUDIO INPUT (REAR LEFT/RIGHT) 10
Identification of Controls REMOTE CONTROL THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW DESCRIBE THE FUNCTIONS OF THE REMOTE CONTROL. 1. STANDBY 19. FORWARD 2. MUTE 20. SLOW 3. I/P (INTERLACE/PROGRESSIVE) 21. SETUP 4. RANDOM 22. OPEN/CLOSE 5. REPEAT 23. NUMBERS 6. ADD/CLEAR 24. TITLE 7. DIRECTION (UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT) 8. 9. 23 3 4 5 24 6 26 25. GOTO 26. RETURN EDIT 27. PLAY 25 7 10. INPUT 28. STOP 11. REC/OTR (RECORD/ONE-TOUCH RECORD) 29. CHANNEL- / + 13. TIMER 22 2 SELECT 12.
Connection CONNECTION FOR AUDIO OUTPUT Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound (GOOD) Enjoy Dolby Pro Logic Surround by connecting an amplifier and speaker system (right and left front speakers, a center speaker, and one or two rear speakers). Enjoying Digital Stereo Sound (BETTER) Enjoy the dynamic sound of Digital Stereo by connecting an amplifier equipped with a digital audio input and speaker system.
Connection CONNECTION FOR VIDEO OUTPUT GOOD BETTER Connect your recorder with the S-Video cable, if the TV has an S-Video input. Do not connect the yellow video cable if using the S-Video cable. COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT (BEST) The Component Video input allows you to enjoy the best picture quality from a DVD video disc. Connect your recorder with Y Video, Pr Video and Pb Video, if TV has Progressive Scan or Component Video Input.
Connection CONNECTION FOR TV TUNER Signal Input YOUR RECORDER Signal Output NOTE • Refer to the manual of the connected TV. • T urn off the power and unplug both units before setting up any connections. • RF out is signal pass-thru ONLY. Use A/V,S-Video, or Component outputs for playback. For TV without A/V inputs, an Apex RF Modulator Accerssory RF-150 will be required.
Connection THE DRX-9000 ALLOWS YOU TO ENJOY OR RECORD PROGRAMS WITH SIGNAL FROM AV SYSTEMS SUCH AS VCR, DVD PLAYER, ETC. CONNECTION FOR AV SIGNAL (A/V REAR INPUT) YOUR RECORDER Audio In or Video In External Signal AV TV Set Connect your recorder with the S-Video cable, if the Signal Source has an S-Video input. Do not connect the yellow video cable if using the S-Video cable. NOTE • Refer to the manual of the connected system.
Connection CONNECTION FOR AV SIGNAL (A/V FRONT INPUT) RECORDER REAR Audio Out RECORDER FRONT EXTERNALSIGNAL AV Video Out Audio In or Video In Connect your recorder with the S-Video cable, if the Signal Source has an S-Video input. Do not connect the yellow video cable if using the S-Video cable. NOTE • Refer to the manual of the connected system. • Turn off the power and unplug both units before setting up any connections.
MP3 & Progressive Scan WHAT IS MP3? MP3 refers to a new format of music files available for playback over the internet. The popularity of MP3 allows people to download music from MP3 websites onto ones home computer. WHAT IS PROGRESSIVE SCAN? Progressive Scan creates a picture with double the scan lines of traditional component video pictures and creates a sharper image.
Playing Back a Disc PLAYING A NORMAL DISC 1. Power on your recorder. 2. Insert a DVD disc. OPEN/CLOSE 3. Press direction keys or the number buttons to select the title. Title 1 Title 2 SELECT Title 3 Title 4 PLAY 4. Press the SELECT or PLAY button. The DVD video player will start playback from the title selected. 5. To remove the disc, press the OPEN/CLOSE button.
Playing Back a Disc PLAYING A DVD+RW OR DVD+R DISC Index Picture Screen 1. TITLE 01/01/00-12:14PM SP 00:00:20 4. TITLE 01/01/00-12:14PM HQ 00:00:20 2. TITLE 01/01/00-12:14PM HQ 00:00:20 5. TITLE 01/01/00-12:14PM SP 00:00:20 PREV 3. TITLE 01/01/00-12:14PM SLP 00:00:20 6. TITLE 01/01/00-12:14PM EP 00:00:20 NEXT Description: 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. TITLE 01/01/00-12:14PM SP 00:00:20 1. The name of the pre-recorded. The default is TITLE. 2. The date and time of the record. 3. The quality. 4.
Playing Back a Disc PLAYING A DVD+RW OR DVD+R DISC 3. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button This will open the disc tray and allow for the placement of a playable disc with the playback side down. 4. Use direction keys (UP/DOWN/RIGHT/LEFT) to highlight the item you desired. OPEN/CLOSE 5. Press SELECT or PLAY to start playback of the title you selected. When PREV is highlighted, press SELECT, the previous index pictures will display on the screen.
Playing Back a Disc GENERAL FEATURES All playback operation can be realized by the navigation. During playback, press NAVIGATION to access the control bar: Control bar is a collection of icons. Those icons are presentations of commands or information that needed to finish a function. The details of every functions see below: Press RIGHT/LEFT to highlight one icon and press SELECT to enter it, press UP/DOWN to select a item, press SELECT. Press NAVIGATION again to cancel the control bar.
Playing Back a Disc GENERAL FEATURES 1. Fast forward playback Press during normal playback. The speed will cycle with each press as: FF2, FF4, FF16, FF32 or play. Press PLAY to resume normal playback. 2. Fast reverse playback Press during normal playback. The speed will cycle with each press as: FR2, FR4, FR16, FR32 or play. Press PLAY to resume normal playback. 3. Pause playback Press PAUSE/STEP during normal playback to pause playback and press PLAY to resume normal playback. 4.
Locating a Specific Title, Chapter or Track DVD VIDEO DISCS ARE NORMALLY DIVIDED INTO TITLES AND SUB-DIVIDED INTO CHAPTERS. SIMILARLY, CD’S (AUDIO, HDCD, and MP3) ARE DIVIDED INTO TRACKS. YOU CAN CONVENIENTLY LOCATE ANY SPECIFIC TITLE, CHAPTER, OR TRACK WITH THIS DVD PLAYER.
Locating a Specific Title, Chapter or Track LOCATING A TITLE If a DVD video disc contains title numbers, you can locate a specific title by directly selecting a title number. 1. Press GOTO during playback. The control bar will display on the screen. 2. With the icon highlighted, input the number of a vailable title, then press SELECT to confirm it. GOTO e.g. To select title 2 SELECT 2 3.
Playing Repeatedly THIS RECORDER ALLOWS YOU TO PLAYBACK A SPECIFIC TITLE, CHAPTER, TRACK, OR SEGMENT REPEATEDLY. (TITLE REPEAT, CHAPTER/TRACK REPEAT, A-B REPEAT) HOW TO REPEAT A TITLE, CHAPTER, OR TRACK 1. Press the REPEAT button during playback. The repeat mode changes, each time you press the REPEAT button. Repeats the same chapter. REPEAT Repeats the same title. Repeat the whole disc. Resumes normal playback. NAVIGATION HOW TO REPEAT A SPECIFIC SEGMENT 1.
Playing in Random Order THIS RECORDER ALLOWS YOU TO PLAYBACK TITLES, CHAPTERS WITHIN A TITLE, OR TRACKS IN RANDOM ORDER. PLAYING TITLES IN RANDOM ORDER 1. During normal playback press the RANDOM button. The player will start random playback now. RANDOM 2. Press RANDOM again to resume normal playback. Note: • The player will go to another chapter or track and start playback, if you press the SKIP button • When MP3/CD disc is played back, the display icon is different from each other.
Selecting Camera Angles, Languages & Audio Settings THIS RECORDER ALLOWS YOU TO SELECT FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT ANGLES AND LANGUAGES. ANGLE 1 ANGLE 2 Good afternoon Selecting the camera angle Bonsoir Buenas tardes Selecting a language HOW TO CHANGE THE CAMERA ANGLE If the video on the DVD was recorded with multiple angles, you have the option to change the camera angle of the scene you are watching. Press the ANGLE button while playing back a scene recorded with multiple angles.
Playing in a Favorite Order THIS PLAYER ALLOWS YOU TO PROGRAM UP TO 99 ITEMS INTO MEMORY AND THEN PLAY THEM BACK IN THAT ORDER. (PROGRAM/PLAYBACK) HOW TO SET TITLES, CHAPTERS, OR TRACKS IN A FAVORITE ORDER 1. Press NAVIGATION to access the control bar. 2. Highlight by pressing RIGHT/LEFT, press SELECT. 3. Use UP/DOWN to select PROG and press SELECT, two volumes will appear on the screen. • The left volume displays all titles available on the disc.
Selecting Subtitles THIS RECORDER ALLOWS YOU TO DISPLAY THE SUBTITLES FROM THOSE INCLUDED ON THE DISC ON TO YOUR TV SCREEN. Good afternoon Bonsoir Buenas tardes HOW TO DISPLAY SUBTITLES Press the SUB-T button during playback to choose one of the subtitle available on the disc, or turn the subtitle off. SUBTITLE Note: • Due to the nature of some DVD’s, you may not be able to turn off the subtitles as they will appear on screen automatically.
Using the On-Screen Display THIS PLAYER ALLOWS YOU TO VIEW STATUS AND DISC INFORMATION ON YOUR TV SCREEN. CHECKING THE OPERATIONAL STATUS With this function, you can view on your TV the following information: - Current title - Current chapter - Time elapsed - Time remain Press DISPLAY button during DVD playback.
Setting the Parental Lock YOU CAN USE THE PARENTAL LOCK FUNCTION ONLY WITH DVD’S EQUIPPED WITH THE PARENTAL LOCK FEATURE SETTING THE PARENTAL LOCK DVD equipped with the parental lock function are rated according to their content. The contents allowed by a parental lock level and the way a DVD can be controlled may vary from disc to disc.
Customizing Function Settings THIS PLAYER ALLOWS YOU TO CUSTOMIZE THE PERFORMANCE TO YOUR PERSONAL PREFERENCES. SETUPMENU GNRL PLAY REC LANGL TIMER TUNER CLOCK DISPLAYING THE SETUP MENU SCREEN The SETUP MENU screen asks you to select a setting category from General, Speaker, Audio and Preferences. The selected category will provide you the setting details using the succeeding screen.
Recording Options CHANNEL SEARCH To record TV programs, you should search TV channels first. 1. Press SETUP to access the setup menu. 2. Press RIGHT/LEFT to highlight the icon TUNER and press SELECT to setup it. 3. Press SELECT and UP/DOWN to choose your desired source: Air or Cable, then press SELECT to confirm it. 4. Use the RIGHT/LEFT button to highlight SCAN and press SELECT. It will search channels automatically. In the SKIP column, The channel cannot be found will be marked.
Recording Options NORMAL RECORDING 1. Make connections illustrated as page 9-11. 2. Insert a recordable DVD+RW or DVD+R into the recorder. 3. Press RECORD to access the Control Bar. 4. Press RIGHT/LEFT to highlight the icon , and press SELECT and UP/DOWN to select the input source which you have connected as step 1.
Recording Options ONE-TOUCH RECORD 1. During normal recording, press RECORD, the recorder will auto stop in 30 minutes. 2. The record time will extend for another 30 minutes with each press. The length of recording time is determined by disc capacity and record quality. With your setting, if it will exceed the capacity of the disc, OTR will be canceled, and switched to normal record. 3. If you want to stop recording, press STOP.
Recording Options TIMER RECORD 1. First setup the clock of your system as “CLOCK SETUP” on page 30. It is recommended to setup your local date and time. 2. Press TIMER, the record scheduler will pop up. SELECT STOP TIMER Note: • If you want to delete a scheule, highlight the one, press ADD/CLEAR. 3.
Editing EDITING A TITLE OF DVD+RW 1. Insert a recorded DVD+RW on the disc tray. The Index Picture Screen pops up. 2. Use the direction keys to highlight the title which you want to edit. When PREV is highlighted, press SELECT, the previous index pictures will display on the screen. When it reaches the first one, if press PREV again, the Index Picture Screen can only be updated. When NEXT is highlighted, press SELECT, the next index pictures will display on the screen.
Editing CHAPTER EDITING From the control bar, select the fourth icon, press UP/DOWN repeatedly, it will cycle as following: When is selected by pressing SELECT, a new chapter marker will be added to the current point. When is selected by pressing SELECT, the marker of the current chapter will be deleted. When deleted. is selected by pressing SELECT, all of the chapter markers in the current title will be Note: • From the second icon in the control bar, the above operation can be viewed.
Editing TITLE ICON AND TITLE NAME From the control bar, select the sixth icon, press UP/DOWN repeatedly, it will cycle as following: When you want to set the current frame as the icon of the current title which miniature picture will appear in the Index Picture Screen, press SELECT with T-ICON displayed. You can also rename the current title by selecting On the screen, there appears a keyboard: , press SELECT with T-NAME displayed.
Editing EDITING A DISC OF A DVD+RW 1. Insert a DVD+RW on the disc tray. 2. Press DISC OPER to access the disc editing bar. 4. With each icon highlighted by pressing RIGHT/LEFT, the corresponding description of each operation will display on the screen, such as Disc Finalization, Delete title, Erase disc, Disc protection, etc. 5. Press SELECT to run the operation.
Editing EDITING A DISC OF A DVD+RW OR DVD+R This icon is selected to view the disc information. FINALIZE DISC (DVD+R only) Highlight the icon and press SELECT. It will take a few minutes to finaize the disc. Note: If a DVD+R has been finalized,you can not record or edit the DVD+R any more. If you want to make your disc compatible with the other DVD player, you should go on FINALIZE operation. T-DEL (DVD+RW only) When this icon is selected, it will delete the last title.
Specifications DVD VIDEO PLAYER/OUTPUTS/SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES PERSONAL VIDEO RECORDER Power supply 120V AC 60 Hz Power consumption 30W Mass 4.14 Kg External dimensions 430 x 65 x 302 mm (W/H/D) Signal system NTSC Laser Semiconductor laser, wavelength 650 nm SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES Audio cable (red and white) 1 pair Remote control 1 Batteries (AAA) 2 Video cable (yellow) 1 Owner’s manual 1 Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.
Trouble shooting Guide Check the following guide for a possible correction to a problem before contacting customer service. SYMPTOMS AND CORRECTION Symptom Correction No power • Connect the power plug into the wall outlet securely. No picture • Verify the connection from the DVD video output to the TV video input. Then switch TV to appropriate mode (video 1) • Connect the video cable into the jacks securely. Refer to your television owners manual.
Limited Warranty PLAYERS 90 DAYS LABOR ONE YEAR REPLACEMENT OF PARTS WHO IS COVERED? Proof of purchase is required to receive warranty service such as the original sales receipt showing original date of purchase from an authorized APEX Digital, Inc. dealer in N. America. Keep your original box and packaging in case your unit needs to be shipped to us. You will need to prepay shipping and APEX will pay the cost of shipping the unit back to you.
Attachment Support Media (DVD+R) Recommend Maker Max Write Speed: 4x MITSUBISHI YUDEN YUDEN Ricoh Ricoh SONY Maxell TDK MITSUBISHI CMC DAXON(ACER) BeAll 4x 4x 2.4x 4x 4x 4x 4x 4x 2.4x 2.4x 2.4x 2.4x Total ( Recommend) 12 Maker Media speed ProDISC Ritek Ricoh HP 2.4x 2.4x 2.4x 2.4x Total (Not Recommend) 4 Max Write Speed: 2.4x Not Recommend Max Write Speed :2.
