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Important Notice Installation of overhead products requires careful planning and preparation. Be extremely careful when working on a vehicle with side curtain air bags. Do not route wires near any portion of the side curtain air bag assemblies. This includes any anchor points in A, B, C or D pillars of the vehicle. Routing wires in these areas or running wires by the side curtain air bags can prevent the side curtain air bag from fully deploying which can result in personal injury to vehicle occupants.
FEATURES Congratulations Congratulations on your purchase of the ADVENT ADV8SF DVD Player with drop-down video / monitor. The ADV8SF has been designed to give you and your family many years of video entertainment in the mobile environment. Please read the directions that follow to familiarize yourself with the product to ensure that you obtain the best results from your equipment.
CONTROLS AND INDICATORS DIAGRAM (FRONT VIEW) 5 4 3 2 1 6 OPEN 6 7 8 9 10 11 4
CONTROL FUNCTION DESCRIPTION (SIDE VIEW) CONTROL FUNCTION DESCRIPTION (FRONT VIEW) 1 9. Ventilation holes 10. LCD Cut Off Switch Used to turn off the LCD backlit when the LCD is in the closed position. 11. LCD Panel 2 AUX 3 4 AUTO OFF ON DOME LIGHT 1. Disc insertion Slot For loading and removing discs. Unit must be in power on state to load a disc. Insert disc with label side facing upwards. 2. AUX IN The Jack is provided for audio and video input. 3.
REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION MAIN FUNCTION OPERATION POWER 1 2 3 4 M2 TV DVD 30 SOURCE DVD SOURCE 5 6 CR2025 EJECT M1 MUTE VOLUME 27 PIX SYSTEM MENU DISC MENU 7 8 ZOOM REPEAT Initial Use When purchased the remote control has a battery installed with a Pull Tab to prevent battery discharge. Remove the Pull Tab before attempting to use the remote. DISPLAY SETUP SUBTITLE 10 AUDIO Battery Replacement 1. Remove the battery holder. 2.
* Function control is available on the unit and the Remote Control. ** Function not available in this model. 1. POWER* Press this button to turn the unit ON and OFF. 2. MONITOR SELECT M1 Button – Set the remote control code to allow control of the unit in M1 mode. M2 Button** – Set the remote control code to allow control of the unit in M2 mode. 3. SOURCE* Each time the button is pressed, the unit will cycle through modes DVD, AV1, AUX, GAME. 4.
9. ENTER Used to implement a selected setting or menu option. 10. DISPLAY Press to display the current disc information while the disc is playing. Press the cursor (pq) buttons to select the Title or Chapter. For Title/Chapter selection use the numeric buttons to enter the desired Title /Chapter selection. 11. SCAN BACKWARD (7) Press to search in a backward direction. Press repeatedly to change the search speed from 2, 4, 8, 16 times and normal speed. 12.
19. STOP (<)* Press to stop playback.(Playback will resume from the point it is stopped). Press twice at once to stop playback fully. Playback will resume from the beginning of the disc). 20. SCAN FORWARD (8) Press to search in a forward direction. Press repeatedly to change the search speed from 2, 4, 8, 16 times and normal speed. 21. AUDIO Press to display and select audio language in DVD mode. Each time you press the button, the language changes. Note: The available languages vary from disc to disc. 22.
26. ZOOM Press this button to enlarge the picture when playing a DVD disc. Press ZOOM button DVD player perform Once Q1- Enlarge the picture 2 times of the original size Second Q2- Enlarge the picture 3 times of the original size Third Q3- Enlarge the picture 4 times of the original size Forth Q off- Picture is returned to original size 27. VOLUME DOWN (-) or UP (+) Press to decrease or increase the volume of the wired headphones. Press to decrease or increase the level of the picture settings.
MENU ADJUSTMENT The System Menu Contains features and options that let you customize your system to change the screen mode display, OSD language and source default. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Press the SYSTEM MENU button after pressing the TV button, the main page of the system menu will appear on screen. Use the cursor buttons p or q to select the desired item in the main page and press the ENTER button to select. The sub menu will appear on screen.
FMM SELECT FMM ON/OFF Button - Turns the Wireless FM Modulator on or off. FMM SELECT Button - Selects one of the 16 wireless FM Modulator frequencies. SYSTEM MENU PICTURE CONTROL FMM OSD LANGUAGE SOURCE DEFAULT DVD SCREEN MODE SCREEN MODE FMM ON FMM OFF FMM SELECT OSD LANGUAGE This allows the user to select the language for the on-screen display. The user can either select English, Spanish, French, German for the OSD language.
SOURCE DEFAULT DVD This allows the user to select the option to default to DVD source (via System Menu). Note: • If selected default to DVD source every time the unit is powered OFF and then powered ON again the DVD will be source. • If selected (Default DVD OFF) every time the unit is powered OFF and then powered ON again it will return to last source selected. • Unit is set at Last Memory DVD source during production. • Source default DVD ON or OFF is selectable from the System Menu only.
SETTINGS AND ADJUSTMENTS The Setup menu contains features and options that let you customize your DVD player. For example, you can set a language for the onscreen display or prevent DVD playback for children. Using the Setup menu 1. 2. 3. 4. Press the SETUP button on the remote. The setup menu appears on the screen as shown per diagram. : English Language OSD Language In order to set the desired option, move the highlight into the setup area using the cursor button u.
SUBTITLE SETUP Select "SUBTITLE" using pqbutton, then press ubutton to enter the submenu. Select the subtitle you desire using pqbutton, then press “ENTER” to confirm the setting. Press tbutton to return. Note: The subtitle selection is only available for discs that are recorded in the above listed languages. If the selected, language is not available, the player will play and display on the screen the original language contained in the disc.
RATING SETUP Parental Language Video Parental : 6.Adult Change Password This item allows you to limit the content of movie playback from G to Adult. The lower the value, the Rating more strict the control. Misc 1. G 2. PG 3. PG – 13 4. R 5. NC – 17 6. Adult The rating level can only be changed when the correct password is provided. For first time use to change parental control, using cursor u button to enter parental mode, key in the default password (3308) and press ENTER.
Load Factory Load Factory allows you to reset all options to factory settings. * This function will not affect the rating control settings. Language Load Factory Load Factory Video Screen Saver Yes No Rating Screen Saver ON -Screen saver will appear OFF -Screen saver will not appear Note: The DVD player will enable the Screen Saver mode if the unit is inactive for approximately 2 minutes. Misc Language Video Rating Load Factory Screen Saver Off On Misc Playing DVDs 1.
Playing MP3 Discs MP3 is a format for storing digital audio. An audio CD song can be compressed into the MP3 format with very little loss of quality, while taking up much less space. CD-R discs that have been encoded in MP3 format can be played on your DVD player. The DVD player plays the songs in the order they were burned on to the disc. When playback is started the elapsed time of the track that is playing will be displayed.
Repeat: play repetitively Repeat function has 4 options : Off, Single, Folder, All. Move cursor to Repeat function and press ENTER, Off/ Single/Folder/All are displayed in that order. Repeat default is Off; 00:00:01 / 1/12 001 Flat Mode 002 Repeat : Off 003 Off Single Folder All Turn off repeat function Repeat the song being played until STOP is pressed.
00:00:01 Clear program 1/12 Method: To clear the selected song files, press the STOP button twice during playback mode. Move the cursor to the Edit mode function and press ENTER. After Edit mode is selected, move cursor to selected songs list and select the songs which you want to delete. Press ENTER and a check mark will appears to the left of the selected song. Move the cursor to clear program and press ENTER, the selected songs will be deleted from the play list.
DVD Basics To get the optimum use out of the DVD section, make sure you read this section completely. Types of Discs your DVD will play • DVD* disc - DVD discs which contain video. • Audio disc - Audio CDs contain musical or sound content only. • MP3 disc - A disc that contains audio files (for example, a CD-R with downloaded MP3 files). * This system is capable of playing most recordable DVD formats. However, due to the variety of disc manufacturers and software, playback cannot be guaranteed.
SOURCE FEATURE AV1 The AV1 input may be connected to a external video source, video game system, or other audio / video devices. To access the audio / video inputs, turn the unit on and press the S (source) button or the Source button on the remote control until "AV1" is displayed on the screen. Turn the video source component on with its power button or remote control and it is now ready to play the audio and video signals from the source connected .
USING THE WIRELESS GAME CONTROLLER The Game Controller transmits to the unit with two infrared transmitters located on the front of the Game Controller. The Game Controller must be pointed toward the unit for correct operation. Press the source button on the remote control or the unit until “GAME” is displayed. GAME CONTROLLER FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION 1. Install two AAA” batteries in the Game Controller. Observe the correct polarity. 2. Use the ON/OFF selector switch to turn on the Game Controller.
TROUBLESHOOTING SOLUTION PROBLEM IR sensor inoperative Verify that the batteries in the remote are fresh. Verify that the remote sensor eye is not obstructed. Disc won't play Insert a disc with the label side facing upwards. Check the type of disc you put into disc tray. This DVD only plays DVD, audio CD and MP3s. Both the unit and the disc are coded by region. If the regional codes don’t match, the disc can’t be played. Play starts, but then stops immediately The disc is dirty. Clean it.
SOLUTION PROBLEM Not allowed at the moment The feature or action cannot be completed at this time because: 1. The disc’s software restricts it. 2. The disc’s software doesn’t support the feature (e.g., angles) 3. The feature is not available at the moment. 4. You’ve requested a title or chapter number that is out of range. Picture is distorted The disc might be damaged. Try another disc. It is normal for some distortion to appear during forward or reverse scan.
REPLACEMENT PARTS Remote Control SPECIFICATIONS 136-4840 LCD Backlighting Edge Light Tube Resolution 1440 x 234 Pixels 336, 960 Operation Temperature 32 ~131º F (0 ~ 55º C) Storage Temperature -4 ~ 158º F (-20 ~ 70º C) Backlit life 10,000 Hours Video Display System NTSC / PAL Headphone Audio Output 0.03W @ 32 ohms Video Output 1.0Vp-p @ 75 ohms Power Source 12V DC Dimension LxWxH 10.6" x 6.8" x 2.2" 270mm x 172mm x 56.8mm Specifications subject to change without notice.
ADVENT LIMITED WARRANTY Applies to ADVENT Mobile Video Products R AUDIOVOX ELECTRONICS CORP. (the Company) warrants to the original retail purchaser of this product that, should this product or any part thereof (except game controllers), under normal use and conditions, be proven defective in material or workmanship within 36 months from the date of original purchase, such defect(s) will be repaired or replaced with reconditioned product (at the Company's option) without charge for parts and repair labor.
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