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Progressive scan DVD player
DV27A
Lecteur de DVD à balayage
progressif DV27A
DVD-Spieler mit progressiver
Abtastung DV27A
Progressive-scan
DVD-speler DV27A
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Safety guidelines 8. Cleaning CAUTION ATTENTION Unplug the unit from the mains supply before cleaning. RISK OF ELECTRIC RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE SHOCK DO NOT OPEN NE PAS OUVRIR The case should normally only require a wipe with a soft, damp, lint- free cloth. Do not use paint thinners or other chemical solvents for CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back). No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified cleaning. service personnel. We do not a
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Using this handbook This handbook has been designed to give you all the information you CONTENTS 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. Safety guidelines............................................................................. 2 Important safety instructions...........................................................2 It may be that the DV27A has been installed and set up as part of
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Installation Pr/R Y/G Pb/B SUB CENTRE RR LR REMOTE PROGRESSIVE VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y SUPPLY SCART A/V OUT COMPOSITE S VIDEO DIGITAL OUT G L VOLTAGE OPTICAL COAX AUDIO OUT Pb Pr R B R POWER INLET PCM/BITSTREAM 1 2 RGB OUTPUT POSITIONING THE UNIT RGB output is available on both the SCART and Component/RGB sockets and offers picture quality equal to component video. Place the DV27A on a level, firm surface and ensure that there is Use appropriate cables to connect either the SCART conne
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CONNECTING TO A POWER SUPPLY CONNECTING DIGITAL AUDIO If you have an external surround sound decoder, receiver or D-A converter that you wish to use with the DVD player, then you will WRONG PLUG? need to connect it using either a coaxial or optical lead. These digital Check that the plug supplied with the unit fits your supply and that your outputs provide PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS or MPEG multi-channel mains supply voltage agrees with the voltage setting (115V or 230V) audio, depending on t
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Basic use of your DVD player DV27A DVD PLAYER LOAD PLAY STOP PAUSE POWER INTRODUCTION FAST PLAY ‘Basic operation’ explains how to play a DVD, CD or other type of disc, Press or on the front panel or remote control to play fast including the use of the CR-314 remote control. 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 More sophisticated features – such as special playback modes and button repeat
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Configuring your DVD player INTRODUCTION OPERATIONAL SETUP Congratulations – if you have followed the installation instructions then the required connections to other equipment will have been made. It Operation 1/ 7 is now essential to go through an initial set up procedure to ensure the OSD Language English DVD player is configured correctly for use. DVD Menu English Subtitle English Audio English Remote type CR-314 SWITCHING ON OSD Status On Priority DVD Video Press in the POWER button on t
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REMOTE TYPE TV SYSTEM This informs the player which type of remote control you are using, so This is set at the factory to be appropriate for the type of TV used in that the player can take into account the slight differences between the your country. Should you need to change this setting, the options are remote types. For Arcam remote controls, the remote type is always explained below. written on the front of the remote control, normally at the bottom of Auto The video output is taken from
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Note the following points: AUDIO SETUP If two-channel output is selected via the “Audio” item, no Pro Logic decoding will ever be performed. If the player is configured to have only two speakers connected to it (described in the next section), then no Pro Logic decoding Audio 3/7 will be performed. Audio Bitstream/2 Ch. Down-sample Max 48K MP3 and WMA files, together with DVD-audio discs and any Pro Logic Off 96kHz (or above) material, are not suitable for Pro Logic Audio Delay Normal
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CROSSOVER FREQUENCY SPEAKER CONFIGURATION This setting defines the frequency at which bass redirection begins. Frequencies below this level are redirected from ‘small’ speakers to the Fronts or to the subwoofer; frequencies above this level are not Speakers 4/7 redirected. Front L/R Large The optimum crossover frequency depends on the characteristics of Centre Small your speaker set-up, and is best determined by experimentation. Surround L/R Small Subwoofer Present Stereo+Sub Crossover Cross
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player. Highlight ‘Password’ and enter your four digit number using the TRIM SETUP numerical keys on the handset. When all four digits have been entered, press OK on the handset. The player is now locked and you will not be able to change the rating Trims 6/7 setting. Test Noise Off To unlock the parental control, highlight ‘Password’ and enter your four Front Left 0dB digit number, followed by OK. Front Right 0dB Centre 0dB NOTE: You can change the password any time you lock the Surround
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Using the CR-314 remote control CD/DVD 0–9 keypad Ensure that DVD mode is selected using the CD/DVD This allows direct access to individual tracks on audio CDs. To select toggle button. The ‘DVD’ LED above the CD/DVD button is a track, press the corresponding keypad button followed by OK. lit briefly when DVD mode is selected. For tracks greater than 9, enter the digits in sequence. For example, to play track 15, press 1, then 5, then OK. Standby DISP (display) Press STANDBY to toggle the st
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Advanced controls (CR-314) MEM (memorise) It is possible to ‘bookmark’ up to three points on a DVD title, so you can jump quickly to those parts of the title in the future. Press MEM to access the ‘Bookmark’ menu. SUBT (subtitle) TITLE Press SUBT on the remote control to cycle through Press TITLE to access the DVD’s ‘Title’ the available subtitle languages, including ‘OFF’. Some menu. Note that this feature only applies discs force subtitles on, over-riding player set up. to multi-title d
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Using the CR-415 remote control 0–9 keypad This allows direct access to individual tracks on audio CDs. To select a track, press the corresponding keypad button followed by OK. For OPEN tracks greater than 9, enter the digits in sequence. For example, to Opens and closes the disc tray play track 15, press 1, then 5, then OK. Standby DISP (display) Press STANDBY to toggle the standby state of the DVD player. Dims or turns the player’s display on or off. Turning the display off DVD generally
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Advanced controls (CR-415) TRIM SUBT (subtitle) This button brings up a menu very similar to the ‘Trims’ page in the Press SUBT on the remote control to cycle through the available Set-up menu (as described on page 11). It allows on-the-fly changes subtitle languages, including ‘OFF’. Some discs force subtitles on, over- to the relative volume of each speaker in your system, while a disc is riding player set up. being played. For a full description, see page 11. TITLE Press TITLE to access the
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Advanced DVD and VCD features This section explains the more sophisticated DVD and VCD features, HIDDEN GROUPS such as special playback modes and using ‘bookmarks’. The operations described here are not exactly the same for DVDs and VCDs, but are similar enough to make it appropriate to group them together. Some DVD-audio discs contain a “hidden group”, which is material that may be accessed only by entering a four-digit password. The hidden Note that many VCDs have a single track, so some
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A number of aids have been built in to the programme menu to make GENERAL it easier to use. These are best illustrated by an example. Let’s assume To play the programme you have entered, highlight the ‘PLAY’ button that you want to play chapters 5, 7, 9, 4, 8, 3, and 1 (in that order) of on the screen and press OK. The ‘PROG’ indicator shows in the display title 1, then all of title 2. and the programmed sequence begins. If you make a mistake while programming, you can clear a single field
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Advanced MP3/WMA/JPEG and audio CD features The DV27A DVD player has the ability to handle MP3, WMA and JPEG When playing CD-ROMs, the full name of the file being played is bk files, when these are burned onto a CD-R or CD-RW disc. Picture/ displayed here (subject to screen space). Photo CDs are also playable. These file types may be mixed together, When playing CD-ROMs, tag information from MP3 and WMA bl if desired. files is displayed here, if present on the disc. This section explains t
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PROGRAMMED PLAYBACK (AUDIO-CDS) DISPLAYING JPEG IMAGES Press PROG on the remote control to open the ‘Programme’ menu. Your DVD player can display JPEG files from a CD-ROM disc, including Playback must be stopped first. those on “Kodak” Picture CD discs. Images on the disc can be selected for “playback” in the same way as audio tracks, described above. The bottom of the screen shows the number of tracks present on the disc. Below this is an information line, giving relevant information for the
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SHUFFLE AND REPEAT Note that this section is valid for audio-CDs only. Repeat and Shuffle cannot be set at the same time. REPEAT Press the RPT button on the remote control to cycle throught the repeat options. ‘Track’ or ‘Disc’ (i.e. all) repeat are available. When a track repeat is selected, the loop symbol on the front panel display is illuminated and the current track is repeated. If a disc repeat is selected, the loop symbol and ‘ALL’ are illuminated and the entire disc is repeated. To
