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. [. . . ] Don't forget your password as you will need to know it to unlock the player. Highlight `Password' and enter your four digit number using the numerical keys on the handset. The player is now locked and you will not be able to change the rating setting. To unlock the parental control, highlight `Password' and enter your four digit number, followed by OK. NOTE: You can change the password any time you lock the player. RATING The rating setting is used in conjunction with the password to restrict the content of DVD titles that may be played. 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. 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). 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. [. . . ] If programming from the supplied (ARCAM) remote control, ensure that the ARCAM remote control is configured to DVD and not to CD (see above) Player does not respond consistently to the remote control Player does not respond to a learning remote control What are the discrete on/off codes for use with my learning remote? The player is not configured to use the correct remote type The remote control has not been programmed correctly The system code for the DVD player is 25 (hex. 0x7c) A complete list of codes can be found on our website at www. arcam. co. uk PROBLEMS WITH VIDEO OUTPUT Problem No picture! Possible cause Incorrect input selected on the TV Bad video connection from DV27A to TV The player has been put into standby (the power LED is red) Progressive scan output from the DVD player is being used, but the television (or another device in the signal path) cannot handle progressive scan input Solution Select the appropriate video input on the TV (consult your TV handbook) Check connections at both ends and, if necessary, try an alternative cable Press the green button on the remote control to bring the player out of standby Use the interlaced video connections instead of those for progressive scan `Black bars' are shown at the top and bottom of the screen Picture is coloured strangely This can occur when a `Wide screen' film is viewed on a 4:3 format television. Even with a 16:9 format television, `black bars' may still be visible. This is because the DVD being viewed, although `Wide screen', is not in 16:9 format. [. . . ]