Operating the Audiovox VOD8521 Series Overhead System

Operating the Audiovox VOD8521 Series Overhead DVD Player

Turning the VOD8521 On or Off

1. Sliding the screen release lock forward will unlock the LCD screen and it will drop down slightly. Pivot the screen downward until a comfortable viewing angle is reached. The internal hinge friction will hold the screen in position while the system is in use.
2. Pressing the power button on the unit or the remote control will turn the system on or off alternately. When in use the internal backlighting will illuminate the controls.
3. After the unit has been turned on load a disc into the disc slot (label side up). Adjust the viewing angle by pivoting the screen to optimize the picture quality.
4. Remember to turn the unit off and pivot the LCD to the locked position when not in use.

DVD Basics

Regional Coding: Both the DVD player and disc are coded by region. These regional codes must match in order for the disc to play. If the codes don't match, the disc won't play. This unit’s code is region 1. Other regional codes cannot be played in this unit. The unit will display “WRONG REGION.”

Types of Discs your DVD will play:

• DVD discs – DVDs discs which contain video.
• Audio discs – Audio CDs that contain music or sound content only.
• MP3 discs – A disc that contains audio files (for example, a CD-R/CD-RW with downloaded MP3 files).

Loading and Playing Discs: Before you load a disc, make sure that it is compatible with the player.

The following Discs CANNOT be used with this player:

• MiniDisc
• Laserdisc
• CD-I, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM

To load and Play a Disc: When you press the Power button the unit will turn on and display the source selected. Select DVD mode and insert the disc (Label Up) into the disc compartment. When the disc is half way in it will be automatically pulled in and play will begin.

Last Memory: The player is able to resume playback from the last position if any power interruption happens, provided the disc is not removed from the player. Note: This function is only available on DVD’s and Audio CD’s.

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 on-screen display, limit playback for children, load default settings for the picture quality etc.

Using the Setup Menu:

1. Press the SETUP button on the remote. The Setup Menu appears on the screen as shown in the diagram to the right. There are 5 icons on the top part of the Setup Menu. Each icon represents a page.
2. In order to Go to the desired page, move the highlight using the Left or Right button to the desired icon and press enter.
3. After entering the desired page, highlight the desired item using the Up or Down button and press enter.
4. Press Up or Down to select the desired options, and then press ENTER to confirm the selection.
5. Repeat steps 3~4 to continue setting the items in the same Setup Page.
6. To change to another Setup page, press Left until the highlight moves back to the icon on the top part of the Setup Menu. Then, repeat steps 2~5.
7. To exit the Setup Menu, press the SETUP button again or move the highlight to the "X" icon and then press ENTER.

Playing DVDs

Press the DISPLAY button on the remote control to display the status banner. Pressing the DISPLAY button consecutively changes the display options.

Selecting a Chapter: You can skip to a specific chapter by using the numbers keys. For example, if you want to skip to chapter 2, press ‘02’. For subtitle, audio, surround, angle, A-B, and repeat, press the Enter button repeatedly to change the options. These options may vary from disc to disc.

Using the Repeat Feature: The default mode for the Repeat feature is OFF. Pressing REPEAT consecutively changes the repeat options:

• CHAPTER - repeat the chapter that is playing
• TITLE - repeat the title that is playing
• ALL - repeat the entire disc.

Playing Audio CDs

When playing an audio CD, the DISPLAY banner appears automatically. It displays the current track playing, the total number of tracks and the elapsed time for the track playing. Pressing the DISPLAY button on the remote consecutively changes the options of the display.

Selecting a Track: You can skip to a specific track by using the numbers keys. For example, if you want to skip to track 7, press “07”.

Using the REPEAT Feature: The default mode for Repeat feature is OFF. Pressing REPEAT consecutively changes the repeat options:

• TRACK - repeat the track that is playing
• ALL - repeat the entire disc that is playing.

As you toggle through the options, the repeat option changes at that time. The track, for example, repeats once that track has ended. The selected repeat option loops repeatedly until you turn it off.

Selecting a Play Mode: In CD playback, the play mode can be changed by pressing ZOOM. Pressing ZOOM consecutively changes the play mode options:

• RANDOM - play the songs in random order
• SHUFFLE -play the songs in random order
• PROGRAM - play the songs on the disc in the order you have programmed
• Normal (no OSD is displayed).

Program Play: You can play the tracks on a disc in the desired order using the PROGRAM function.

1. Press ZOOM until the PROGRAM table is displayed on the screen.
2. Input the desired tracks using numbers buttons (0-9) on the remote. If you want to program more than 10 songs, you can highlight Next and press ENTER to go to the next page.
3. After creating the programmed list, move the highlight to START, and then press ENTER to start playback of the programmed songs. When the playback of the programmed songs has finished, the DVD player stops and the program list is deleted. To repeat playing the program list, use the Repeat feature during the program playback.

Deleting a programmed list: To delete the programmed list, press STOP while the programmed list is being played or change to another play mode using the ZOOM button.

Playing MP3 Discs

MP3 is a format for storing digital audio. An audio CD-quality song can be compressed into the MP3 format with very little loss of quality, while taking up much less space. CD-R/CD-RW 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. Press the DISPLAY button on the remote to display the current play mode and to change the time display between time elapsed and time remain. Time elapsed is the time that the song has been playing. Time remaining is the amount of time left for the song being played.

Selecting Folders and Songs: When an MP3 is loaded in the player, the navigation menu appears automatically.

1. Press Up or Down to move the highlight to the desired folder and press ENTER to display the songs in the folder.
2. Press Up or Down to move the highlight to the desired song and press ENTER to begin playback of the highlighted song.

Skipping Songs: Use the Next button on the remote control to move to the next song. Use the Previous button to move to the previous song.

Selecting a Play Mode: You can choose what order the songs will play on a disc temporarily. The default play mode is FOLDER. Press REPEAT consecutively to choose the desired play mode. The play mode options are:

• FOLDER Plays the songs in a folder in the order they were recorded.
• SHUFFLE Plays the songs in a folder in random order.
• RANDOM Plays the songs in a folder in random order.
• SINGLE Plays a selected song.
• REPEAT ONE Repeat the song that is playing.
• REPEAT FOLDER Repeat the folder that is playing.