Arcam dv27 User Manual
10
Basic use of your DVD player
POWER
DV27 DVD PLAYER
PAUSE
STOP
PLAY
LOAD
Motion Adaptive Progressive Scan
INTRODUCTION
‘Basic operation’ explains how to play a DVD, CD or other type of disc,
including the use of the CR-314 remote control.
including the use of the CR-314 remote control.
More sophisticated features – such as special playback modes and
using Bookmarks – are described later, in ‘Advanced operation’.
using Bookmarks – are described later, in ‘Advanced operation’.
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).
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.
Do not obstruct this or the remote will not work.
HDCD INDICATOR
HDCD (High Definition Compatible Digital) encoded CDs are
recognised automatically by the DV27. To indicate that an HDCD disc
is currently playing, an LED beneath the FMJ badge lights.
recognised automatically by the DV27. To indicate that an HDCD disc
is currently playing, an LED beneath the FMJ badge lights.
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.
double sided, in which case the side labelled ‘side A’ should face up, to
access side A.
Press
LOAD
on the front panel to close the tray. The disc loads after a
pause of a few seconds.
PLAYING A DISC
Most DVDs begin playing automatically, but some titles begin by
displaying a menu. Select the menu item ‘Play movie’ (or similar) using
the cursor pad, then press
displaying a menu. Select the menu item ‘Play movie’ (or similar) using
the cursor pad, then press
OK
to start playback.
For CDs and VCDs (and DVDs that do not play automatically), press
PLAY
.
Note that when playing DVDs, the drive mechanism operates at much
higher speeds compared with CDs and may produce more noise
when loading and playing initial chapters.
higher speeds compared with CDs and may produce more noise
when loading and playing initial chapters.
FAST PLAY
Press
or
on the front panel or remote control to play fast
forward or backwards. There are four speeds for fast playback: x2, x4,
x8 and (except for audio CDs) x20. Press the button repeatedly to
cycle through the different speeds. To resume normal playback speed,
x8 and (except for audio CDs) x20. Press the button repeatedly to
cycle through the different speeds. To resume normal playback speed,
press
PLAY
.
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.
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.
STOPPING PLAYBACK
Press the
STOP
button on the front panel or on the remote control
to stop playback.
When playing a DVD, pressing
STOP
once performs a ‘resume stop’. If
you now press
PLAY
, playback resumes from the point it was stopped.
If you press
STOP
twice, this is a ‘complete stop’, and playback resumes
from the beginning of the disc.
FRONT PANEL MENU NAVIGATION
Should you need to navigate a disc or title menu from the front panel,
use
use
PAUSE
for ‘up’,
STOP
for ‘down’ , for ‘right’, for ‘left’ and
PLAY
for
‘OK’.