MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:10 AM Page 1 OWNER’S MANUAL MPD820 PORTABLE DVD PLAYER THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING MAGNAVOX. NEED HELP FAST? READ YOUR QUICK-USE GUIDE AND/OR OWNER’S MANUAL FIRST FOR QUICK TIPS THAT MAKE USING YOUR MAGNAVOX PRODUCT MORE ENJOYABLE. IF YOU HAVE READ YOUR INSTRUCTIONS AND STILL NEED ASSISTANCE, YOU MAY ACCESS OUR ONLINE HELP AT WWW.MAGNAVOX.COM OR CALL 1-800-705-2000 WHILE WITH YOUR PRODUCT.
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MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:10 AM Page 3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these instructions. 12. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning 6. Clean only with dry cloth. storms or when unused for long periods of time. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer´s instructions. 14. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:10 AM Page 4 Safety Precautions Power Sources This unit operates on a supplied AC adaptor, car adaptor, or a rechargeable battery pack. • Make sure that the input voltage of the AC adaptor is in line with the local voltage. Otherwise, the AC adaptor and unit may be damaged. • Do not touch the AC adaptor with wet hands to prevent electric shock. • When connecting with car power (cigarette lighter) adaptor, be sure the input voltage of the adaptor is identical with car voltage.
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:10 AM Page 5 Contents Important Safety Instructions .................................................................. 3 Safety Precautions .................................................................................... 4 About MPD820 ............................................................................................ 6 Controls Main Unit .......................................................................................................... Remote Control ...
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:10 AM Page 6 About MPD820 High Defintion The player adopts MPEG2 coding format and brings the horizontal resolution over 500 lines. Unique Functions Mutli-Angle and Multi-Language capability. Parental lock makes it easy to control the content of discs. Zoom You can enlarge pictures two or three or four times the original size. You can also shrink pictures by 25%-50%. Multi - Functions Fast forward, fast reverse, slow play, frame play, repeat play and program play.
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MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:10 AM Page 9 Using the AC power adaptor Connect to power 1 Connect the player's AC adaptor to the DC IN jack as shown. 2 Plug the AC adaptor into a power outlet. TIP : Turn off the player before unplugging the AC adaptor so as to avoid damage to the player. The type plate is located on the bottom of the player.
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:10 AM Page 10 Using the Battery Pack Attach the battery pack properly following the explanation below. Make sure that the battery pack is attached firmly to the player when using it. Otherwise, the battery may become detached and cause injury or damage. Charge your battery before using. Attaching the Battery Pack Disconnect the AC adaptor and the power cord from the player, before you attach the battery pack. 1 Turn the player off. 2 Turn the player upside down.
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:10 AM Page 11 Using the Battery Pack Power shutdown mode The power circuit in your player is designed with a power shutdown mode. This is activated only during battery power operation of the player when the battery becomes completely drained. When this happens: 1 Adjust the POWER switch on the player to the OFF position. 2 Connect your player to the AC power with the supplied power adaptor.
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:10 AM Page 12 Using the remote control 1 Please remove the protective plastic tab (on top of the battery inside the battery 2 compartment) if you have just unpacked the remote control and are using for the first time. To use the remote control, point it at the infrared sensor on the player’s front panel avoiding obstacles. TIP : To avoid interference with other electrical equipment, try using the remote control with a minimum distance of 7 inches from the sensor on the player.
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:10 AM Page 13 General disc information, About Playable Discs TYPE DISC: LOGO SIZE CONTENT 12CM audio video (motion pictures) DVD audio CD audio MP3 PLAYING TIME about 2hrs (single-side disc) about 4hrs (double-side disc) about 80 mins (single-side disc) 8CM about 160 mins (double-side disc) 12CM about 74 mins 8CM about 20 mins 8CM about 600 mins • The marks shown in the following chart are used in the manual.
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:10 AM Page 14 Basic Operations: Playback 1 2 OPEN VOLUME Before you begin, turn on the power of your TV, stereo, and any other equipment connected to the DVD Player. Make sure the TV and the stereo (if applicable) are set to the correct channel. 1 Slide the POWER switch to ON to turn on the player. 2 Press OPEN to open the disc tray. 3 Place a disc into the tray.
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:10 AM Page 15 Language & channel select, DVD Menu Play,Pause DVD Language selection Different discs differ in languages. You can select a language in a variety of ways: • Using the OSD to enter the Audio submenu to select. If a language is included from this Audio submenu: English French Spanish Chinese Japanese is recorded on the disc, you can select sounds, subtitles or disc menu languages. If not, the language recorded on the disc is shown.
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:10 AM Page 16 Fast Searching Slow Play Fast Searching 1 Press 6 to play fast forward. Each time SLOW PLAY (DVDs only) you press the button repeatedly, the screen shows in sequence: 1 2 3 4 5 6 22 22 22 22 22 2 2X 4X 8X 16X 32X you press the button repeatedly, the screen shows in sequence: 11 11 11 11 11 2 2X 4X 8X 16X 32X 3 Press B (PLAY)/OK to resume normal playback. 16 SLOW PLAY . 1 Press SLOW PLAY repeatedly to select a slow play option.
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:10 AM Page 17 Repeat play options Repeat Play DVD Repeating selective segments You may press A-B to play selective segments repeatedly. CD REPEAT 1 Press B (PLAY)/OK to start disc playback. 2 When the disc reaches the point where you This button can be used to repeat a title, chapter, track, disc, or a specific portion of a disc. DVD and CD repeat options You may repeat a title or chapter. 1 To repeat a chapter, press REPEAT.
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:10 AM Page 18 Shuffle, Random Digest The screen shows: Shuffle or Random Play CD DVD Select Digest Type : ` Both the Shuffle and Random options allow you to play the contents of your disc in a different order. 1 In disc stop position, press PLAY MODE once or more to select shuffle or random play mode. PLAY MODE The screen shows Shuffle or Random: 2 Press 2 (PLAY)/OK to start shuffle or random play.
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:10 AM Page 19 Bookmark Bookmark DVD The bookmark feature lets you mark a point on the disc that you can go to quickly. You can store up to 12 bookmarks per disc. When you turn the player off or remove the disc, bookmarks are cleared. Creating a Bookmark 1 During playback, press RESUME on the remote. =The Bookmark Menu appears. 2 When you reach the scene you want to mark, press 2 (PLAY)/OK. 3 If you want to mark another point, press 2 the button to move the cursor to next spot.
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:10 AM Page 20 Subtitles Angles Selecting DVD Subtitles Angles This operation works only with discs on which multiple subtitle language are recorded. Some discs have images with a number of different viewing angles. For example, when you watch a running train, you may watch it from the front, the left window or the right window without stopping it. 1 Press SUBTITLE repeatedly until the desired language is selected.
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:10 AM Page 21 Using TIME SEARCH With this button, you can toggle between 3 TIME SEARCH options. You may directly enter a time, title or chapter number to fast search on a disc, and play from that point. How to search a DVD title or a chapter For example: Searching to chapter 2 in title 6. 1 Press TIME SEARCH.
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:10 AM Page 22 Programming DVD and CD tracks To use the program playback feature, you must enter the order in which you want the titles (and chapters) on the DVD or the tracks on the CD to play by creating a program. Program display options may vary according to your DVD and show TT-- (Title) as well as CH-- (Chapter). DVDs 1 During playback press PLAY MODE once or more until the screen shows the program box.
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:10 AM Page 23 Playing MP3 discs MP3 Select Tracks with Menu 1 Insert a disc, the player reads the disc. The TV screen displays main menu. 00:00 00:00 001/012 Folder \ 3 CD01 CD02 CD03 CD04 CD05 CD06 4 2 Press 4 to select a music folder. Press 2 (PLAY)/OK to confirm selection. Example: Select CD02 : 00:00 001/012 00:00 Folder \ -- 3 Viewing JPEG files Programming MP3 tracks 1 In stop mode, press PLAY MODE once or more to bring up the filelist.
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:10 AM Page 24 General OSD Operations OSD: Title, Chapter OSD operation (for DVDs and CDs) Selecting Title The On-Screen Display (OSD) contains many playback features. • To see the OSD Menu, press the OSD button on the remote control while a disc is playing. During OSD Menu operation, your picture zooms out. • Use the direction buttons 3 or 4 to move through the different playback features in the OSD Menu.
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:10 AM Page 25 OSD: Language Subtitles Changing the Audio Language Changing the Subtitle language If the disc was created with different language tracks (recorded in different languages), you can use the OSD Menu to temporarily change the DVD player's Audio Language setting. If the disc was created with different subtitles, you can use the OSD Menu to change the Subtitle language. 1 While the disc is playing, press OSD on the remote to bring up the Menu.
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:10 AM Page 26 OSD: Angle,TT Time, CH Time, Repeat Changing the Camera Angle Repeat Some DVDs contain scenes recorded from different angles. The camera angle will not change if the DVD does not contain sequences recorded from different camera angles. 1 While the disc is playing, press OSD on the remote control to bring up the Menu. 2 Press 3 or 4 to highlight "Angle". 3 Press B (PLAY)/OK, the box to the right is now highlighted.
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:10 AM Page 27 OSD: Time Display Playing CDs Changing the Time Disp(Display) CD discs have the following playback features: Track, Disc Time, Track Time, Repeat, and Time Display. You can change the time displayed on the screen: Title Elapsed, Title Remain, Chapter Elapsed and Chapter Remaining. 1 While the disc is playing, press OSD on the remote control to bring up the Menu. 2 Press 3 or 4 to highlight "Time Disp". 3 Press B (PLAY)/OK, the time options appears.
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:10 AM Page 28 General Setup Menu operations Menu Setting DVD Functions may very according to the Disc and your additional equipment such as connecting with speaker sytstem. Set the following functions for the player to obtain the best viewing status. 1 Press SETUP to enter the Setup Menu.
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:10 AM Page 29 General Setup: TV Display • Press 2 (PLAY)/OK to confirm your selection. 3 To exit the Setup Menu, press 4 to highlight "Exit Setup" and press 2 (PLAY)/OK to exit Setup Menu completely. TV Display Page There are 3 TV display type options which you can select from the TV Display submenu on the General Setup Page.
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:10 AM Page 30 SPDIF, Captions, Screen Saver, Audio Setup Normal/LB (letterbox) This is selected when the player is connected to a standard screen TV. Widescreen images are shown on the screen, with a black frame on the top and bottom. Wide This is selected when the player is connected to a widescreen TV. Captions (closed Captioning) Screen captions are available only on DVDs and TVs encoded with the caption function.
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:10 AM Page 31 Speaker Setup, Dolby submenus Speaker Setup Page The submenu structure is: -- Speaker Setup Page Downmix Audio Setup STR • D.R.C The Dynamic Range Compression (D.R.C.) is useful for nightime viewing. DRC reduces the highs and lows by compressing and levelling out the volume range during disc playback. Lt/Rt Stereo -- Dolby Digital Setup -Dual Mono STR D.R.C. Audio Setup Set Downmix Mode • Lt/Rt The output signal will be incorported to left and right channel.
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:10 AM Page 32 3D Processing, LCD, Password Setup 3D Processing Page Password Setup Page The submenu structure is: The submenu structure is: -- 3D Processing Page - -- Password Setup Page V SURR Off On Password Mode Reverb Mode Audio Setup Off Off Password Main Page Off Normal Set Virtual Surround Go To Password Setup Page • V SURR (Virtual Surround) You can select to turn the Virtual Surround sound on and off.
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:10 AM Page 33 Preference Page: Default , Parental How to set your Parental Lock Password 1 When in the disc stop position, press The submenu structure is: -- Preference Page -Audio ENG Subtitle Disc Menu ENG ENG Country Region USA 08 Parental English French Spanish Chinese Japanese Default Main Page Preferred Audio Language TIP : The "Preference Setup" only can be selected when the player is in stop mode.
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:11 AM Page 34 Connecting to additional equipment 1 TV OUT You can connect the player to a TV or an amplifier to enjoy DVDs or karaoke. Connecting a TV and a Stereo/Amplifier (see 1) 1 Connect the yellow end of the supplied cable to the VIDEO IN jack of the TV. Connect the 2 3 black end to the AUDIO / VIDEO jack on the player. Connect the red end of same cable to the AUDIO IN R jack on the speaker. Connect the white end to the AUDIO IN L jack on the speaker.
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:11 AM Page 35 Connecting to additional equipment Connecting to a TV Only TV has only a single Antenna In or RF-In jack Before you begin, make sure you have an RF modulator and extra RF coaxial cables. These are not supplied with the player, but are available from Magnavox or most consumer electronics retailers. 1 Connect the black end of the supplied cable to the player’s AUDIO / VIDEO jack. Connect the other yellow end to the VIDEO IN jack on the RF modulator.
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:11 AM Page 36 Connecting to additional equipment 4 Connect an RF coaxial cable (not supplied) to the RF OUT, ANTENNA OUT, or TO TV jack on the RF modulator. The RF OUT jack may be labelled differently among different brands. Refer to the instructions provided with your RF modulator. Connect the other end of the same RF coaxial cable to the ANTENNA IN or RF IN jack on your TV. 5 Your RF modulator should have a Channel 3/4 switch.
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:11 AM Page 37 Technical Specifications Laser Video system Frequency response Signal/noise ratio Audio distortion + noise wavelength 650mm NTSC 20Hz ~ 20KHz – 1dB > 85dB < -80(1KHz) Channel separation > 85dB Dynamic range > 80dB Audio out (analog audio) Output level: 2V – 10% Load impedance: 10K‰ Output Video out Output level: 1Vp - p – 20% Load impedance: 75‰ Power supply DC 9V 2.2A Operating temperature range 32 ~ 122¡F Power Consumption Dimensions Weight < 20W 8.
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:11 AM Page 38 Troubleshooting If a fault occurs, first check the points listed below before taking the set for repair. If you are unable to remedy a problem by following these hints, consult your dealer or service center. WARNING: Do not open the set as there is a risk of electric shock. Under no circumstances should you try to repair the set yourself, as this will invalidate the warranty. No sound/power • Check if the player is connected securely.
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:11 AM Page 39 Troubleshooting Image rolls and no color • The color system of the player doesn't match your TV. Select the correct TV TYPE until your TV shows normal color. An Audio CD will not play. • Some Audio CDs available on the market are copy protected.These discs will not play on this DVD player. See your retailer for options regarding non-protected Audio CDs. Disc play is irregular or DVD disc menu operation is faulty.
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:11 AM Page 40 LIMITED WARRANTY PORTABLE DVD PLAYER 90 days Free Product Exchange / 91 days-One year Reduced-Cost Exchange This product must be carried in for an exchange. WHO IS COVERED? You must have proof of the date of purchase to exchange your product. A sales receipt or other document showing the date that you purchased the product is considered such proof. WHAT IS COVERED? Warranty coverage begins the day you buy your product.
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:11 AM Page 41 EXCHANGE INSTRUCTIONS To exchange your product with Magnavox (per the warranty conditions stated previously), remember: • If you exchange the product within 90 days of the original purchase, there is no cost to you.* • If you exchange the product more than 90 days after but less than one year after the day of original purchase, contact Magnavox at 1-800-705-2000 to determine the preset cost for exchange.
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:11 AM Page 42 MAGNAVOX A Division of Philips Consumer Electronics North America Knoxville, Tennessee 37914-1810, U.S.A Meet Magnavox at the Internet http://www.magnavox.
