PLD162 OWNER’S MANUAL Mobile Audio/Video System • • • • • • • • • IN DASH SINGLE DVD/RADIO PLAYER AUDIO CD/CDR/CDRW/MP3 COMPATIBLE DETACHABLE FACE AM/FM RADIO TUNER REMOTE CONTROL HANDSET 4 X 40 WATTS POWER OUTPUT 2 PAIRS RCA LINEOUT AUX INPUT FUNCTION SUBWOOFER OUTPUT www.pyleaudio.
FEATURES Use Authorized Service Centres Do not attempt to disassemble or adjust this precision product. Please refer to the Service Centre list included with this product for service assistance. Compatible with PAL DVD (Video CD) and NTSC DVD (Video CD) This player can play discs recorded in either PAL or NTSC format. • A single LSI chip now integrates all major DVD playback circuit functions including MPEG2 decoder, video D/A converter, and audio decoders.
CONTENTS Safety Information ........................................................................................4 Disc Notes .....................................................................................................5 Installation .....................................................................................................6 Using the Detachable Front Panel .............................................................9 Wiring Connection ..................................................
SAFETY INFORMATION CAUTION: MOBILE DVD PLAYER IS A CLASS I LASER PRODUCT. HOWEVER THIS MOBILE DVD PLAYER USES A VISIBLE/INVISIBLE LASER BEAM WHICH COULD CAUSE HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE IF DIRECTED. BE SURE TO OPERATE THE MOBILE DVD PLAYER CORRECTLY AS INSTRUCTED. USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE. DO NOT OPEN COVERS AND - DO NOT REPAIR YOURSELF. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
DISC NOTES Disc formats supported by this player Note these scratches are not an indication of any problem with the player. DVD 12 cm disc Label side up Video CD 12 cm disc CD 12 cm disc Do not touch the underside of the disc MP3 12 cm disc Do not bend Discs which cannot be played with this player • DVD-ROM • DVD-R/DVD-RAM • CDV • CD-G Wipe the disc from center toward the outside edge Handling and Cleaning • Dirt, dust, scratches and warping disc will cause misoperation.
INSTALLATION Notes: DIN FRONT-MOUNT (Method A) Installation Opening This unit can be installed in any dashboard having an opening as shown below: • Choose the mounting location where the unit will not interfere with the normal driving function of the driver. • Before finally installing the unit, connect the wiring temporarily and make sure it is all connected up properly and the unit and the system work properly.
INSTALLATION 6. Mount the sleeve by inserting the sleeve into the opening of the dashboard and bend open the tabs located around the sleeve with a screwdriver. Not all tabs will be able to make contact, so examine which ones will be most effective. Bending open the appropriate tabs behind the dashboard to secure the sleeve in place. Spring Washer Hex Nut Metal Strap Mounting Bolt Plain Washer Tapping Screw Dashboard Tabs 10. Reconnect the cable to the vehicle battery's negative (-) terminal.
INSTALLATION DIN REAR-MOUNT (Method B) If your vehicle is a Nissan, Toyota, follow these mounting instructions. Use the screw holes marked T (Toyota), N (Nissan) located on both sides of the unit to fasten the unit to the factory radio mounting brackets supplied with your vehicle. Side view showing Screw Holes marked T, N Factory Radio Mounting Bracket Screw Screw Hook Dashboard or Console To fasten the unit to the factory radio mounting brackets. 1.
USING THE DETACHABLE FRONT PANEL REMOVING THE FRONT PANEL 1. Press the release button (REL) on the front panel and pull off the front panel. Precautions when handing 1. Do not drop the front panel. 2. Do not put pressure on the display or control buttons when removing or installing the front panel. 3. Do not touch the contacts on the front panel or on the main unit body. It may result in poor electrical contact. 4.
WIRING CONNECTION 20 PIN SOCKET CONNECTIN AUDIO R IN (RED) AUDIO L IN (WHITE) VIDEO IN (YELLOW) AV IN CABLE (BLACK) DIGITAL AUDIO (ORANGE) ANTENNA CONNECTOR VIDEO OUT 1 (YELLOW) VIDEO OUT 2 (YELLOW) AV OUT CABLE (GREY) REMOTE SOCKET (BLACK) FUSE FRONT RCA CABLE (BROWN) RED Rch WHITE Lch RED REAR RCA CABLE (GREY) Rch WHITE Lch SUBWOOFER CABLE (GREEN) BLUE RED YELLOW CHOKE BOX FRONT Lch SPEAKER REAR Lch SPEAKER WHITE GREY WHITE/BLACK GREY/BLACK GREEN VIOLET GREEN/BLACK VIOLET/BLACK 10 BLA
LOCATION AND FUNCTION OF KEYS THE PLAYER 1 2 19 3 18 17 16 15 20 14 13 1. POWER 2. 3. Disc Slot 4. SEL EQ (SW) 5. 6. Disc Slot IR 7. REL ( ) 8. TUNING knob 9. MODE 10. DSP 11. MUTE 12 11 10 4 5 9 8 12. BND/LOUD 13. MON 14. RDM 15. RPT 16. / 17. 18. VOLUME knob 19. SEL 20. Liquid Crystal Display When remove the front panel: 21 21.
LOCATION AND FUNCTION OF KEYS REMOTE CONTROL 8 9 4 5 1 2 3 6 7 10 11 12 14 13 15 16 18 17 19 20 21 33 24 23 22 25 28 29 32 26 27 30 31 12
LOCATION AND FUNCTION OF KEYS 1. POWER 2. EJECT 3. MUTE 4. SUBTITLE Press POWER to turn the unit ON or OFF. Press to eject the disc. Press to mute the sound. Changing of the SUBTITLE language on multi-subtitle language DVD disc. 5. ANGLE Changing of the view angle on multi-angle DVD disc. 6. CONSOLE Display statistical disc information during playback. 7. MODE Changing between radio, disc (DVD/VCD/CD/MP3) play mode and AV mode. 8. SETUP Display the SETUP menu. 9.
REMOTE CONTROL Preparing the Remote Control Inserting the Batteries 1. Open the battery compartment cover. 2. Insert the new battery. Make sure that the positive and negative terminals of the battery are oriented as indicated. 3. Close the cover. Battery: Two AAA battary Using the Remote Control Point the remote control towards the player front face remote sensor IR (remote control signal receiver). Operation angle: About 30 degree in each the direction of the front of the remote sensor.
GENERAL OPERATION LOUDNESS Press and hold BND/LOUD button on the front panel for several seconds or press LOUD button on the remote control to reinforce the bass output. Press BND/LOUD button on the front panel for several seconds again or press LOUD button on the remote control again to release this function. TURNING ON THE PLAYER Press the POWER button on the front panel to turn on the power. When the unit is on, it will search the disc automatically.
GENERAL OPERATION BASIC PLAY OPERATION LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY Exhibit current frequency and activated functions on the display of the front panel. remote control is pressed, normal playback will continue. - Press (Stop) button twice to stop the playback and go back to DVD LOGO. Pausing Play/Step Play Pressing on the remote control for the first on the front panel during time or presing playback will stop playback temporarily. To return to normal playback, press on the on the front panel.
RADIO OPERATION ADVANCED OPERATION SWITCHING TO RADIO MODE Press MODE button to select radio mode, the radio mode appears in the display together with the memory band and frequency. REPEAT PLAY/ PARAGRAPH REPEAT PLAY Repeat play: when you want to repeat playing the whole disc or a track or a chapter in the disc. 1) Press REPEAT button repeatedly to select different repeat modes. 2) For different kinds of disc, pressing REPEAT button has different effects.
ADVANCED OPERATION time and confirm with ENTER button. ON-SCREEN DISPLAY FUNCTION Press the CONSOLE button during playback to display the console information of the current disc on the screen. For DVD: 1.ENG D 3/2.1 4) Item: Audio Function: Display the current audio soundtrack language and digital audio output; it can switch to other audio soundtrack language and digital audio output. Method: / buttons or press AUDIO button. 1/17 2/32 0:01:45 1.ENG D 3/2.
ADVANCED OPERATION 1) Note: The function is only effective when the LOGO is shown. That is to say, when no disc in, ejecting a disc and in stop mode or pre-stop mode when playing DVD/VCD, pressing PAL/NTSC is effective. PBC Item: Track Function: When it is in PBC ON mode, it display “PBC” (only display, can’t be changed); when it is in PBC OFF mode, it will display the current track number and total track number (such as “1/16”) and it can skip to the desired track number.
ADVANCED OPERATION ZOOM FUNCTION When playing DVD, VCD or some data discs which including picture files, if you want to view the some part of the picture clearer: according to the disc. - Some discs only contain one subtitle language. Multi-audio Language Function Press AUDIO during playback. The following information will be shown on the screen. 1.ENG D 3/2.1 Each time the button is pressed, the audio soundtrack language changes on sequential order.
ADVANCED OPERATION SPECIAL FUNCTIONS FOR VCD For VCD discs, there is one special function “Program Play” which makes it different from DVD discs. • The function is effective in PBC OFF mode. In stop or pre-stop mode, press PROGRAM button can activate program edit interface. NOTE: • For how to set the “Parental Control” level, please refer to “SETUP\LOCK” in the following page. ATTACHMENT: PARENTAL CONTROL DVD discs have a parental level assigned to the disc. The range of parental controls is from 1 to 8.
ADVANCED OPERATION Press CLR button to hide or display the control bar. • When selecting the (Mixed Play) button in the middle area and pressing ENTER to confirm, it will start to display all the pictures in full screen in turn and add the MP3 file as background music. • Press or ENTER button to open the highlight folder in the play list or play the audio file in the play list or program list.
SETUP languages to be selected: Original, English, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, French, Russian, Chinese and Other. In the stop mode or when the disc is playing, press SETUP on the remote control to enter setup menu. • When the cursor is on the topside, use / buttons to move between the different pages. • Press button to move the cursor to the setup page below and then you can use / buttons to move between the different setup options.
SETUP AUDIO SETUP • When you open the AUDIO menu, you will see the following picture: DISPLAY SETUP • When you open the DISPLAY menu, you will see the following picture: AUDIO DISPLAY TV Aspect Display Mode TV Output Dolby Digital DTS DRC Digital Output 4:3 Letterbox Auto Move Select Bitstream Bitstream On On Move Select • “Dolby Digtial” means the Dolby digital out type. There are “Bitstream” and “PCM” to be selected.
SETUP LOCK SETUP • When you open the LOCK setup page, you will see the following picture: written in every DVD disc when it is produced. There are two characters standing for the name of the country. For example, CN for China, CA for Canada, and so on. Only when the country code you set in the SETUP menu matches with the disc’s own country code, the parent level that you set will come into effect.
TROUBLE SHOOTING DISTORTED SOUND FROM HIFI AMPLIFIER • Check to make sure that no audio connections are made to the amplifier phono input. If it appears that your DVD unit is faulty, first consult this checklist. It may be that something simple has been overlooked. Under no circumstances should you try to repair the player yourself, as this will invalidate the warranty. Only qualified service personnel can remove the cover or service this player.
SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL Power Supply Requirements Chassis Dimensions Tone Controls - Bass (at 100 Hz) - Treble (at 10 KHz) Maximum Output Power Current Drain : 12V DC (11V-15V), test voltage 14.4V, Negative Ground : 178 (W) x 160 (D) x 50 (H) : 10 dB : 10 dB : 4 x 40 watts : 5 Ampere (max.) CD PLAYER Signal to Noise Ratio Channel Separation Frequency Response : More than 55 dB : More than 45 dB : 20 Hz - 20 kHz RADIO FM 88 to 108MHz 10.
SPECIFICATIONS Video signal system Discs Played Audio Output Level : Compositive video 1.0Vp-p 75Ω : (1) 5” (12 cm) DVD-VIDEO disc (2) Compact Disc (CD-DA/CD-R/CD-RW/MP3) (3) 5” (12cm) VIDEO CD : 10kΩ (2 ch 2.0 Vrms) Note: Specifications and design are subject to modification, without notice, due to improvements in technology. CAUTION: • To avoid electric shock, this unit must not be exposed to dripping water or water splash. • Minimum distances around the apparatus for sufficient ventilation.
