User manual ARCAM DV27A

[. . . ] Progressive scan DVD player DV27A 2 Using this handbook English This handbook has been designed to give you all the information you need to install, connect, set up and use the Arcam FMJ DV27A DVD player. The remote control handset supplied with the equipment is also described. It may be that the DV27A has been installed and set up as part of your Hi-Fi installation by a qualified Arcam dealer. In this case, you may wish to skip the sections of this handbook dealing with installation and setting up the unit. [. . . ] DVD movies have a parental level between 1 and 8. Note that this only applies to DVD video discs that have the parental level correctly implemented. Some DVD video titles do not respond to parental control settings, and Video CDs have no mechanism for parental control. View All Titles of all parental levels will be played No Adult Only material of parental level 4 or less may be played. This corresponds to the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) rating of PG-13 Kids Only Only material of parental level 1 may be played. Once the rating level has been set, DVD titles with parental level higher than the setting will not play. Sometimes DVD video titles may be produced that have the parental level set for specific scenes, so a disc will play but skip or substitute certain scenes. 11 Basic use of your DVD player DV27A DVD PLAYER LOAD PLAY STOP PAUSE POWER INTRODUCTION `Basic operation' explains how to play a DVD, CD or other type of disc, including the use of the CR-314 remote control. More sophisticated features ­ such as special playback modes and programming jumps and playback sequences ­ are described in `Advanced features' sections. FAST PLAY Press or on the front panel or remote control to play fast forward or backwards. For DVDs, VCDs and CDs the following speeds for fast playback are available: x2, x4, x8, x20, x60 and x100. Press the button repeatedly to cycle through the different speeds. To resume normal playback speed, press PLAY. Fast playback is not available for MP3 and WMA disks. FRONT PANEL CONTROLS SWITCHING ON Switch the unit on by pressing the POWER button. The status LED glows green when the unit is powered up and red when in standby mode (standby is operated from the remote control). Note that the remote control sensor is located behind the FMJ badge. Do not obstruct this or the remote will not work. SKIPPING CHAPTERS/TRACKS To skip chapters (or tracks on a CD), press or . When skipping back, the first button press takes you to the beginning of the current chapter. Pressing the button again takes you to the start of the previous chapter. Note that it is common for Video CDs to have only one track. PAUSING PLAYBACK Press PAUSE on the front panel or on the remote control to pause playback. To resume playback, press PLAY on the front panel or on the handset. HDCD INDICATOR HDCD (High Definition Compatible Digital) encoded CDs are recognised automatically by the DV27A. To indicate that an HDCD disc is currently playing, an LED beneath the FMJ badge lights. STOPPING PLAYBACK Press the STOP button on the front panel or to stop playback. on the remote control PLAYING A DISC LOADING A DISC Press LOAD on the front panel (or OPEN on the handset) and place the disc on the tray, with the playback side facing down. Some discs are double sided, in which case the side labelled `side A' should face up, to access side A. [. . . ] This is because the DVD being viewed, although `Wide screen', is not in 16:9 format. Many films are in 1:2. 35 format, which will not completely fill a 16:9 screen. `HQ video' is set incorrectly in `Setup' menu Component or RGB video leads are crossed `TV system' is set incorrectly in `Setup' menu Enter the `Setup' menu and check the `HQ video' setting (see page 8) Check wiring between the DV27A and the TV monitor Enter the `Setup' menu and check the `TV system' setting (see page 8) If your television can handle both NTSC- and PAL-format video, then enter the `Setup' menu and change the `TV system' setting (on the `Video' page) to `Auto'. Picture is `jerky' or shimmers This occurs when NTSC discs (such as those from the USA) are played in a machine where the output is set to PAL (such as those sold in Europe), or vice-versa The television is not connected to the progressive scan video connectors This is caused by the player changing layers on a two-layer disc The disc is dirty or damaged No progressive video output The picture freezes for a moment approximately half way through a film The picture freezes for a moment at random points in a film See page 8 of this handbook There is no fault. Further information about disc layer changes can often be found on the rear cover of the disc packaging. [. . . ]