Arcam DV137 DVD Player User Manual
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1. to view all the available tracks Add to program Adds the selected tracks to the program sequence Clear program Clears the program sequence The HDMI interface If you have a HDMI or DVI equipped monitor or display you can connect it to the DV137 using a HDMI cable The HDMI connector carries uncompressed digital video as well as digital audio About HDMI HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface supports both video and audio on a single digital connection for use with DVD players digital TV set top boxes and other AV devices HDMI was developed to combine the technologies of High bandwidth Digital Content Protection HDCP and the Digital Visual Interface DVI in one specification with the addition of transmission of digital audio information HDCP is used to protect digital content transmitted to DVI compliant displays HDMI has the capability to support standard or high definition video together with stereo or multi channel surround sound audio HDMI features include uncompressed digital video one connector instead of several cables and connectors and communication between the AV source and AV devices Connecting using HDMI If the HDMI connector is to be used we recommend first setting the Main video output item on the video menu page to HDMI This will give full plug and play functionality See page 14 for details on how to do this Use a HDMI cable to connect the HDMI socket on this player2. E amp EO Technical specifications 100 115V or 230V AC set by voltage selector switch on rear panel lt 35 VA 435mm x 80mm x 350mm net 5 1kg packed 8 0kg 1 x gold plated phono 1V pk pk in 752 1 x 4 pin mini DIN Y 1V pk pk in 75 C 0 3V pk pk in 752 Interlaced or Progressive 3 gold plated phono sockets Y 1V pk pk in 752 Pb 0 7V pk pk in 759 Pr 0 7V pk pk in 75Q All 0 7V in 752 composite video 1V in 75 and stereo audio Auto switching of TV with aspect ratio control 19 pin HDMI connector Supported video formats are 720 x 576p 720 1440 x 576i 720 x 480p 720 1440 x 480i 1280 x 720p 1920 x 1080i 1920 x 1080p audio to 6 channel 96kHz 24 bit Stereo and multi channel output on gold plated phono sockets 2 2V rms at OdB signal 4V rms with HDCD discs left and right channels only 20Hz to 20kHz 0 1db 0 5dB lt 0 005 for 1kHz OdB signal measured 22Hz 22kHz unweighted 105dB measured 20Hz 20kHz unweighted PCM Dolby Digital MPEG DTS on gold plated phono coax and TOSLINK optical CR 515 or CR 415 remote control 4 CR 515 or 2 CR 415 AAA batteries mains lead NOTE All specification values are typical unless otherwise stated Continual improvement policy Arcam has a policy of continual improvement for its products This means that designs and specifications are subject to change without notice Disc types supported The ARCAM DV137 DVD player plays a range of disc types These
3. always see movies in this format since Panscan display must be supported by the disc being played HDMI resolution Normally the video resolution of the HDMI output is set to the native format of the connected display device If you wish to specify the output format however use this setting Auto The output resolution will be set appropriately for the connected display This is the recommended setting if you are connecting the DV137 to an HDMI or DVI compliant device SD interlaced The HDMI output will be restricted to interlaced resolutions i e NTSC 480i or PAL 576i This setting cannot be used for DVI devices SD progressive The HDMI output will be restricted to progressive resolutions with no scaling i e NTSC 480p or PAL 576p Other resolutions Resolutions of 720p 1080i and 1080p are also available This setting can be changed only if Main video output is set to HDMI or HDMI as DVI HDMI colour space This setting controls the type of video the colour space given out over the HDMI connection Auto The colour space will be set appropriately for the connected display This is the recommended setting if you are connecting the DV137 to an HDMI or DVI compliant device YUV The HDMI connection carries Y Pb Pr YUV component video RGB video The HDMI connection carries RGB video with standard video levels RGB PC The HDMI connection car
4. may mean that sound from some speakers arrives at the listener later than sound from others By altering the delay settings for the different speakers this difference in arrival time can be reduced or eliminated When setting the delay it should be imagined that the listener is sitting in a circle of the speakers the delay indicates the distance of the speaker from the listener Measurement Units Your DV137 allows you to choose the measurement units that you feel most comfortable with centimetres or feet Delays Delays for the front centre and surround speakers can be set using the associated sliders Specifying the different speaker distances will cause a slight delay to be added to the output of the closest speakers so that the sound from all the speakers will arrive at the listener at the same time Note that these delay sliders affect only the analogue and the HDMI outputs although the HDMI output is affected only when multi channel uncompressed audio is requested by the receiver not otherwise The SPDIF digital audio output is never affected by changes here If you are using the SPDIF connection between the DV137 and your receiver set all of the delays to zero Video post processing lip sync Delay NTSC PAL Modern displays and video scalers often employ digital video processing that can introduce a significant video delay The Delay menu items allow correction of this effect by delaying the audio soundtrack up
5. TV then it is best to mute your TV s speakers muting the TV will prevent this audio being heard Note that the SCART output has a control signal that switches your TV to its SCART input when the DV137 is turned on It will also signal to wide screen TVs the correct aspect ratio 16 9 or 4 3 provided this feature is supported by the TV HDMI digital video The HDMI connector offers uncompressed digital video and audio transmission between the Homi DV137 and the display device and provides the highest quality output Generally it is also the easiest connection type to configure To use this video connection you will require a HDMI or HDMI DVI cable between the DV137 and your display device or receiver See page 22 for further details HIGH DEFINITION MULTIMEDIA INTERFACE Making audio connections The DV137 offers a number of alternatives for connecting audio The connection type to use depends on the rest of your system chose the type most appropriate to your amplifier If you want to listen to audio through we recommend the following Your television How you listen to audio through your TV depends on the inputs it has and your video connection SCART If you are using a SCART connection this will carry stereo audio No further connection is required HDMI If you are using an HDMI connection not DVI this will carry audio No further connection is required Stereo phono For use with a connection type other
6. and plugs and the point where they exit from the appliance 10 Power cord protection 1 Take heed of warnings and instructions You should read all the safety and operating instructions before operating this appliance Retain this handbook for future reference and adhere to all warnings in the handbook Ensure that the grounding means of the appliance is not 11 Grounding or on the appliance defeated 2 Water and moisture 12 Power lines The presence of electricity near water can be dangerous Do Locate any outdoor antenna aerial away from power lines not use the appliance near water for example next to a bathtub washbowl kitchen sink in a wet basement or near a swimming pool etc 13 Non use periods If the unit has a stand by function a small amount of current will continue to flow into the equipment in this 3 Object or liquid entry mode Unplug the power cord of the appliance from the Take care that objects do not fall and liquids are not outlet if left unused for a long period of time spilled into the enclosure through any openings Liquid 14 Abnormal smell filled objects such as vases should not be placed on the equipment If an abnormal smell or smoke is detected from the aa appliance turn the power off immediately and unplug the 4 Ventilation unit from the wall outlet Contact your dealer immediately Do not place the equipment on a bed sofa rug or similar soft surface or in an enclosed bookcase or cabi
7. cleaning international electrical safety standard We do not advise the use of furniture cleaning sprays or polishes as they can cause indelible white marks if the unit is subsequently wiped with a damp cloth 9 Power sources Only connect the appliance to a power supply of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked on the appliance Warning This is a Class I device and must be earthed Warning The mains plug is used as the disconnect device from the mains supply and shall remain readily operable Contents Safety QuidleliMe ccccccssseeenseesceesnseeseeeseseeseenenes E 2 Important safety instructions cccceseeeeeeeenes E 2 Safety complia NCE oneee ma e se sae owenanss E 2 Fnstallation sascecccsscaceesnste sue veussucceveccssscncecsnmecas sees E 4 POSIEIO MING EMG E vse teers nee seen eens ie caataiee E 4 Making video CONNECTIONS s sesrsrrssararerararenan E 4 Making audio CONNECTIONS ccccc cesses eee eees E 5 The remote control and trigger inputs E 6 Using the remote control a ae E 6 Connecting to a power supply cece eeeee eens e ees E 6 Basic use of your DVD player cssssssseeesneeessensnees E 7 AERO UW CEONM ee ee eetae E E eee ce eater ae Bey ErOnt PamelkCOMmMOlSse aenane cum nensweurewaras tweed Bey Basic operatioM r so a ae centinenin ewes E Using the CR 515 remote control sssss222 E 8 Advanced controls CR 515 ssssss
8. connection gives the lowest quality output if your display device supports other video connection types we advise that those are used instead S Video The S Video output also Known as S VHS or Y C is commonly supported by display devices worldwide Connect the S VIDEO output of the DVD player to the S Video input of the display device using an appropriate cable Component video Use three 75Q phono cables to connect the Component Y Pb Pr outputs of the DVD player to the Y Pb Pr inputs of the display device Ensure that the cables are suitable for video use and that they are approximately the same length If your television is capable of accepting a progressively scanned de interlaced video signal you may wish to use the progressive video output from the DV137 If you are unsure whether your display device can accept DV137 alternative alternative alternative progressive video please refer to its instruction manual or consult your dealer Y Y Y Some component video interfaces are labelled differently to the Pb Cb B Y U DV137 see the table if the component inputs of your display device Pr Cr R Y V are not labelled Y Pb Pr SCART output The SCART connector is common on European A V equipment and provides a convenient connection method between your DVD player and display device carrying both video and stereo audio If you are using a SCART connection and you do not wish to listen to the audio through your
9. face up to play 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 Many 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 OK to start playback For discs that do not play automatically including CDs and VCDs press PLAY Fast play Press gt or 4d on the front panel or remote control to play fast forwards or backwards For DVDs VCDs and CDs the following speeds for fast playback are available x2 x4 x8 and x16 Press the button repeatedly to cycle through the different speeds To resume normal playback speed press PLAY Fast playback is not available for MP3 WMA discs Skipping chapters tracks To skip chapters or tracks on a CD press gt or M 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 Pausing playback Press PAUSE on the front panel or I on the remote control to pause playback To resume playback press PLAY on the front panel or gt on the handset Stopping playback Press the STOP button on the front panel or W 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
10. fully recyclable and biodegradeable The paper used is from the Revive range of papers manufactured in the U K by Robert Horne In Revive 75 of the paper is de inked post consumer waste with the remaining 25 being mill broke and virgin fibre The recycled pulps used in the production of this paper are a combination of Totally Chlorine Free TCF giving zero AOX and Elemental Chlorine Free ECF giving a resultant AOX level of less than 0 5kg per 1000kg of pulp The small print This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited Consumers should note that not all high definition television sets are fully compatible with this product and may cause artifacts to be displayed in the picture In case of 525 625 progressive scan picture problems it is recommended that the user switch the connection to the Standard Definition output If there are questions regarding TV set compatibility with this model 525 625p DVD player please contact your dealer or the Arcam Customer Support Department Manufactured under license f
11. of the Set up menu is set to HDMI See page 14 for details on how to do this Consult the user handbook of the display device to ensure that it can handle the output formats provided by the DV137 The DV137 can provide the following 720 x 480p NTSC progressive scan 1280 x 720p 720 1440 x 480i NTSC interlaced 1920 x 1080i 720 x 576p PAL progressive scan 1920 x 1080p At least one of these standards must be supported by the connected device in order for it to work with the DV137 NO VIDEO RANDOM NOISE Random noise will be displayed if the content protection algorithm fails to authenticate the attached device This will occur for example if a DVI device that does not support HDCP such as a computer monitor is connected to the DV137 To attempt to isolate this problem remove all discs from the DV137 then power off both the DV137 and the connected display device Switch the display device on then the DV137 at this point the idle logo of the DV137 should be shown on the display device If this is not the case please check the items listed above for a blank screen If the noise appears when a copy protected disc DVD is played then it is the authentication that is failing Please contact your dealer for further information Problems with audio The type of audio provided by the HDMI connector depends on the configuration of the DV137 see Audio Setup on page 16 Note that pure DVI devices connections requ
12. than SCART or HDMI If your TV has stereo phono inputs follow the instructions below for a stereo amplifier Your stereo amplifier If you wish to listen to audio from your player through a stereo amplifier then use the stereo analogue outputs These outputs provide a stereo down mix of the source material Using a stereo phono cable of a suitable length connect the outputs labeled L R STEREO OUT to the left and right inputs respectively for DVD or CD on your amplifier Your multi channel amplifier Using phono cables of a suitable length connect the multi channel analogue outputs of your DVD player to the multi channel input of your amplifier labelled something like DVDA SACD or 5 1 IN Ensure that each channel is connected as labelled so that the left channel output from the DVD player is connected to the left channel input on the amplifier If you are using three stereo amplifiers to provide the amplification we recommend grouping related channels within an amplifier use one amplifier for the left and right channels one for the two surround channels and one for the centre channel and if necessary the subwoofer Your surround sound receiver Connect either the HDMI or one of the S PDIF digital outputs to the DVD input of your receiver These digital outputs provide PCM Dolby Digital DTS or MPEG multi channel audio depending on the source material Listening to DVD audio or SACD discs The
13. to 150 milliseconds The amount of correction required in a given system is best determined by experimentation If the interlaced video outputs of the DV137 are in use and the display is converting the signal to progressive scan then we recommend a delay of 50 80ms depending upon the display If the progressive video output of the DV137 is in use the player corrects automatically for its own processing delays and it is unlikely that additional delay will be necessary Therefore start by setting these items to Oms no delay Trim set up The relative sensitivity volume of different speakers can lead to some speakers sounding disproportionately loud or quiet relative to others in the system The trims setting of your DV137 can help to address this inbalance This page is relevant only if you are using the analogue audio outputs of the DV137 to connect to your amplifier receiver If this is not the case set all the trims to be O cB Test Noise Setting this item to On causes pink noise to be generated from the speaker indicated by the on screen highlight The noise is at the volume indicated by the slider for the speaker Setting this to On may be useful in ensuring that the relative volume for each speaker is the same Note that this setting is set automatically to Off on exit from this menu page Trims Trims for all the speakers can be set using the associated sliders These settings are useful if the speake
14. to get a more enveloping immersive result We recommend Dimension is set to 0 for normal use Centre Panorama Mode Centre Width This setting can be adjusted only when Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode is selected With Dolby Pro Logic II decoding dominant centre signals come only from the centre speaker If no centre speaker is present the decoder splits the centre signal equally to the left and right speakers to create a phantom centre image The Centre Width control allows variable adjustment of the centre image so it may be heard only from the centre speaker only from the left right speakers as a phantom image or from all three front speakers to varying degrees We recommend Centre Width is set to 3 for normal use This setting can be adjusted only when Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode is selected Display Centre spreading effect No centre spreading 28 36 54 62 Phantom centre The Centre Width setting for Dolby Pro Logic II Music Mode Extends the front centre image to include the surround speakers for an exciting wrap around effect with side wall imaging Speaker set up This menu screen allows you to specify the speaker configuration that is connected to the analogue ouputs of your DVD player If you are using the HDMI or SPDIF audio outputs TER this speaker configuration should be performed in your surround sound receiver It is A Pia important that this c
15. your display device does not support any of the above connection types then you will be unable to use it with the DV137 in this case please contact your dealer for further assistance Note that you may connect equipment such as AV receivers in the signal path between the DVD player and the display device so long that the connected equipment also supports the type of video signal you intend to use For instructions on how to connect AV equipment consult the manual for that equipment Using two video connections simultaneously It is possible to use two video connections simultaneously routing one connection to a second room or display for example If you wish to do this please read these notes The Composite video and SCART outputs are always active These carry interlaced output at all times The Component video output is always active It can be set to carry either interlaced or progressive scan output The HDMI output is active only if a compatible display is detected by the DV137 It can be set to carry either interlaced progressive scan or high definition output The S video output is active only when the Component and HDMI outputs are carrying interlaced video Composite video If your display device offers only a composite input sometimes labelled CVBS or just video connect this to the COMPOSITE video output of the DVD player using a 759 phono cable suitable for video use Note that a composite video
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17. HANDBOOK DV137 Arcam DV137 DVD player lt 4 TRACK gt P STOP PAUSE ke PLAY gt I Safety guidelines CAUTION ATTENTION A SHOCK DO NOT OPEN NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION To reduce the risk of electric shock do not remove cover or back No user serviceable parts inside Refer servicing to qualified service personnel WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture The lightning flash with an arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the product CAUTION In Canada and the USA to prevent electric shock match the wide blade of the plug to the wide slot in the socket and insert the plug fully into the socket Important safety instructions This product is designed and manufactured to meet strict quality and safety standards However you should be aware Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not of the following installation and operation precautions likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them paying particular attention to cords
18. M gt chapters tracks in both directions see page 7 SETUP Setup allows you to configure the DV137 for use in your system Ensure no disc is playing and press SETUP to access the Setup menu Playback control Pause I Play and Stop W see page 7 Advanced controls These buttons are described on the next page Standby player rm MopE rme RTN D e O Be lt ARCAM CR 515 Press Standby to toggle the standby state of the DVD HDMI Selects the picture resolution for HDMI output CLEAR Use CLEAR to clear a numeric field Page Up Down DVD audio Slow play other discs DVD audio Some DVD audio discs allow the user to browse through images photographs of the artist lyrics etc while music is being played Use the 4 or gt buttons to change to the previous next page Note that this is not available on all DVD audio discs Other discs Press 4 or gt on the remote control to play slow forward or backwards There are four speeds of slow playback 1 8 1 6 1 4 and 1 2 Press the button repeatedly to cycle through the different speeds To resume normal playback speed press PLAY Note that slow play does not apply to audio CDs or DVD audio discs STATUS Press STATUS to give play status information about the current disc Press STATUS again to close the status display The status information displayed varies depen
19. The Search menu is removed from the screen and playback starts from the time specified Invalid time entries are ignored Title Chapter Applies to DVDs only To jump to a title or chapter highlight the title chapter position and enter the number of the title chapter to jump to before pressing OK It is possible to jump to a chapter within a different title to the current one by entering a value into both fields Note that specifying a title without a chapter will jump to the first chapter in the title Group Track Applicable to DVD audio discs only To jump to a group or track highlight the group track position and enter the number of the group track to jump to before pressing OK It is possible to jump to a track within a different group to the current one by entering a value into both fields Note that specifying a group without a track will jump to the first track in the group Track Applies to VCDs only To jump to a specified track on a VCD enter the track number in the Track field then press OK Note that many VCDs have only one track Closing the Search menu When displayed this menu screen can be closed again by pressing the SRCH button which also has the effect of cancelling the search Special playback modes Repeat shuffle or looped A B repeat playback modes are available Repeat Press the RPT button on the remote control to cycle through the repeat options For DVDs a chapter or title repeat may b
20. ages This setting controls the pop up messages that appear on screen On Pop up messages are enabled Off No pop up messages only menus when required Certain messages such as No Disc are always shown regardless of how this is set Subtitle display This setting controls which subtitles displayed on your TV although note that some discs may force the subtitles to be displayed regardless of how this item is set Off No Subtitles On Subtitles are displayed in the preferred language Closed Caption Closed caption information from the disc where available is sent to your TV The default setting for Subtitle is Off Note that not all discs will have your preferred language available as a subtitle Some discs will require you to chose your preferred subtitle language from the disc menu and some discs may force the subtitles to be displayed regardless of how this item is set Closed caption information is available only on discs produced for the US and Canadian markets and will be displayed only by TVs that support NTSC format Signals Auto power off This setting can be used to put your player into stand by mode automatically if the player is left un used Off The player will not enter stand by mode automatically 30 minutes The player will enter stand by mode automatically after 30 minutes disuse DVD priority Many DVD Audio discs are actual
21. ding on the type of disc DVD CD or VCD Cursor pad and OK button Use the cursor pad to navigate the On Screen Display OSD and menu pages Confirm your selection with the OK button MENU Press MENU to access the DVD Disc menu This navigation menu is specific to a disc and varies for each title but typically offers facilities to select chapters languages and view extra material such as trailers or documentaries Once the menu has been accessed use the cursor pad to move around the menu and press OK to activate a menu button MUTE Stops sound to the speaker outputs of certain Arcam amplifiers Volume Adjusts the volume on Arcam remote controllable amplifiers Note that the volume controls and MUTE button have no effect on the audio output level of the DVD players If the remote control receiver located on the right of the front panel window is not visible to the remote control hand set then the remote control will not work Either locate the unit differently or take advantage of the remote control input on the rear of the player consult your dealer for further information on this option Advanced controls CR 515 MODE This button brings up a menu very similar to the Audio page of the Set up menu as described on page 17 and allows the Dolby Pro Logic II settings to be changed while the disc is being played TRIM This button brings up a men
22. disc types include DVD Video single region set at factory DVD Audio SACD version 1 3 MPEG2 encoded video files MPEG4 encoded DivX video files in AVI MP4 and MP4 Nero formatting CDDA normal audio CDs including HDCD decoding CD R and CD RW Video CD and SVCD MP2 MP3 WMA and OGG audio files some restrictions apply JPEG image files on CD Picture CDs and DVD Other disc formats may not play correctly in this player DVD R RW and CD R RW discs Audio CDs and Video CD Super VCDs recorded using a DVD recorder CD recorder or personal computer are not guaranteed to play in the DV137 Incompatability may be due to a number of possibilities including the type of disc used and the recording method CD R RW and DVD R RW compatibility This unit will play CD R and CD RW discs recorded in CD Audio or Video CD Super VCD format or as a CD ROM containing the audio and video file types listed above Other content may cause the disc not to play or to create noise distortion in the output This unit will play DVD R RW discs that are recorded using the DVD Video format or as a DVD ROM containing the audio and video file types listed above This unit cannot be used for recording discs This player is compatible with multi session discs but plays only sessions that are closed Unfinalised discs cannot be played File names must not contain blank spaces or special characters A CD ROM used to compile your file
23. e remote control will not work Either locate the unit differently or take advantage of the remote control input on the rear of the player consult your dealer for further information on this option 20 OC DO GO OG OOOO oo 000 Standby Press Standby to toggle the standby state of the DVD player Note that Arcam CD players are not controlled by this button CLEAR Use CLEAR to clear a numeric field Page Up Down DVD audio Slow play other discs DVD audio Some DVD audio discs allow the user to browse through images photographs of the artist lyrics etc while music is being played Use the lt or gt buttons to change to the previous next page Note that this is not availble on all DVD audio discs Other discs Press lt or gt on the remote control to play slow forward or backwards There are four speeds of slow playback 1 8 1 6 1 4 and 1 2 Press the button repeatedly to cycle through the different speeds To resume normal playback speed press PLAY Note that slow play does not apply to audio CDs or DVD audio discs MENU Press MENU to access the DVD Disc menu This navigation menu is specific to a disc and varies for each title but typically offers facilities to select chapters languages and view extra material such as trailers or documentaries Once the menu has been accessed use the cursor pad to move around the menu and press OK to activate a menu button Cur
24. e selected i e play continuously the current chapter or the current title For VCDs a track or disc repeat is available When a chapter track repeat is selected the loop symbol on the front panel display is illuminated and the current chapter track is repeated If a title disc repeat is selected the loop symbol and ALL are illuminated and the current title disc is repeated To cancel repeat press the RPT button until Repeat Off is displayed Shuffle Press the SHUFF CR 515 or RAND CR 415 button on the remote control to switch shuffle play on This causes the chapters tracks to be played in random order To cancel random play press the SHUFF CR 515 or RAND CR 415 button for a second time A B repeat The DV137 can repeat a specific section of a DVD or VCD this is called an A B repeat To perform an A B repeat wait until the disc is at the point where you want the repeat to start then press A B The OSD shows a repeat symbol followed by A and the front panel shows A Press A B again at the point you want the repeat to end The repeat symbol followed by A B is shown on the display device and the front panel shows A B The selected section is repeated in a loop To cancel the A B repeat press A B again An Off message is displayed on the OSD CD disc navigator screen When a disc containing audio video image files is detected by the DVD player the disc navigator screen is d
25. ere would be nowhere to redirect the low frequency information Sub with stereo This setting is relevant to 2 channel source material only such as CDs It controls whether the low frequency information is redirected to the subwoofer or not This item can be changed only if a subwoofer is specified as present in the system No redirection of low frequency information occurs all the audio is sent to the Front speakers Bass Low frequency information is redirected to the subwoofer with the remaining redirected higher frequency information sent to the Front speakers Bass All the audio is sent to the Front speakers In addition the low frequency duplicated information is duplicated to the subwoofer Crossover Frequency 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 redirected The redirection frequency is the same for all the speakers in a system The optimum crossover frequency depends on the characteristics of your speaker set up and is best determined by experimentation We suggest you start at 100Hz Delay set up The delay set up menu page allows two different types of delay to be configured those due to speaker positioning and those due to video post processing Speaker positioning The relative positioning of speakers within a room particularly a large room
26. he exception of Japan This setting can be changed only if Main video output is set to Analogue Note that this setting has no effect on PAL progressive scan or HDMI outputs d Not all displays support progressive scan If you enable progressive scan accidentally and your display does not support it you may be unable to view the picture from the DVD player including the on screen display required to change the video settings back If this happens use a composite or SCART video connection which always carry interlaced video between the DV137 and your display device in order to be able to see the set up menu and correct the mistake Audio set up This section allows you to configure the analogue digital and HDMI audio outputs In particular the digital output type needs to be set correctly if you are using an external audio decoder receiver or D A converter Degital Audio Cott i HOMI Auto DVO S rmmgple Rate Man Sek HI Audeo Corer ech Digital audio output ven Mode This setting configures the digital audio output coaxial optical and HDMI SEE EI S PDIF When the Stereo PCM digital output is selected all audio material played is stereo PCM down mixed to stereo and output as stereo PCM Use this setting if you have an external D A converter that supports only 2 channel PCM S PDIF The Bitstream setting supports the following audio standards pitstream 2 channel PCM
27. high quality of DVD audio and SACD discs can be realised only by using either the multi channel analogue or the HDMI outputs Using a conventional digital connection between your DVD player and Surround sound receiver will not allow you to hear these discs at their best since the audio carried across the digital link when these discs are played is compromised i e limited to a sample rate of 48K This is true for all DVD players and is not a limitation of your DV137 If you wish to use a Surround sound receiver for decoding your movie sound track but want also to enjoy DVDA SACD we recommend either following the connection advice given above for multi channel amplifier in addition to using the digital audio connection or using an HDMI connection to your receiver The remote control and trigger inputs The REMOTE IN input can be used to pass RC5 codes to the DV137 if it is installed in a position or Wgy The remote control system where infrared cannot be used If this is required please contact your dealer for further information The TRIGGER IN input can be used to switch the DV137 in and out of stand by Connecting the trigger output of your Arcam amplifier or other compatible device will cause the DV137 to come out of stand by automatically when the amplifier is switched on returning to stand by when the amplifier is switched off Please see your amplifier handbook for further information In normal use there is no need
28. iring a HDMI to DVI convertor cable do not support audio via this connection Note that for audio to be transmitted over HDMI Digital audio out must be set to HDMI Remote control codes The following table gives the IR commands accepted by the DV137 The system code for the DV137 is 25 in common with other Arcam DVD players Power commands Command Decimal Code Power toggle 25 12 Power on 255 2B Power off 25 124 Playback control commands Command Decimal Code Track number n e g 1 25 n e g 25 1 Track forward 25 32 Track back 25 33 Fast forward 25 52 Fast rewind 25 50 Slow forward 25 30 Slow rewind 25 31 Open 25 45 Pause 25 48 Stop 25 54 Play 25 53 Display control commands Command Decimal Code Display 25 18 Advanced control commands Command Decimal Code Repeat toggle 25 29 Repeat A B 25 59 Clear 25 58 Up 25 86 Down 25 85 Left 25 81 Right 25 80 OK 25 87 Shuff Rand 25 64 Subtitle 25 65 Title 25 66 Menu 25 67 Zoom 25 68 Audio 25 69 Return 25 72 Angle 25 73 Setup 25 74 Status 25 75 Search 25 76 Mode 25 77 Trim 25 37 HDMI 25 88 General Power Requirements Power consumption Dimensions Weight Video outputs Composite video S Video Component video SCART socket with RGB video HDMI Audio outputs Analogue audio outputs Output level Frequency response THD N Signal to noise ratio Digital audio output IEC958 Accessories supplied
29. isplayed In the example a CD R containing MP3 files is shown The following areas can be identified File Folder Control window The name of the file or folder that is currently selected The following advanced functions can be accessed from here Filter You can use this to allow only certain types of file Folder track list area to be displayed audio photo and video Repeat Repeat playback of the current file or all the The names of folders files Smr gt files in the folder and tracks are displayed here Selecting an item here and pressing OK plays the file displays the photo or opens the folder as appropriate Mode The files can all be played back in a random or shuffled order An intro mode is also available whereby the first few seconds of each track is played as a preview Edit mode If you wish to program a specific sequence Preview area for playback activate the edit mode then return to the track list area The track list can now be browsed but each time OK is pressed a tick appears by the track Once the sequence of chosen tracks has been selected return to the control window and select Add to program To play the sequence go to Program view and press PLAY for JPEG photographic images Program view Select Program view The track list now shows only those items in the programmed sequence To play a programmed sequence press PLAY Return to Browser view
30. lar to the Audio page of the Set up menu as described on page 17 and allows the Dolby Pro Logic II settings to be changed while the disc is being played ZOOM Press ZOOM to enlarge a particular area of the picture Each press of the ZOOM button increases the zoom normally until a maximum of 4x enlargement is reached Pressing ZOOM when the maximum enlargement has been reached returns the image to normal size RAND Press RAND to toggle random playback SRCH search It is possible to get access to any point on the disc directly using the Search menu STATUS Press SRCH to access the Search menu Press STATUS to give play status information about the current disc Press STATUS again to close the status display The status information displayed varies depending ANGLE on the typeof aise DVD CDor VCD Some DVDs offer the facility to select different camera angles If this feature is available the camera symbol lights in the display Press ANGLE to cycle through the available angles Configuring your DVD player Introduction This section of the document describes the use of the Set up menu which is used to configure your player for your system and your personal preferences Obtaining a picture To view the Set up menu for the initial configuration we recommend the use of the composite video output to connect to your display device This is because the high quality video outp
31. ly dual DVD Audio DVD Video discs To decide which part is selected for playing you can set the priority with this control DVD Audio The DVD Audio part is played DVD Video The DVD Video part is played SACD priority Many SACD discs are actually hybrid SACD CDs To decide which layer is selected for playing you can set the priority with this control SACD The SACD layer is played CD The CD layer is played DivX subtitles If you use DivX subtitles choose the appropriate language group from the list The factory setting is Normal DivX registration DivX Video On Demand VOD is a digital video delivery service that lets you copy video content from your computer to a CD or DVD for playback on your DV137 To register for this service a player generated registration code is required This code can be seen by selecting the DivX registration button For more information on this service please visit www divx com vod Video set up If your display device is HDMI compliant the DV137 can read the capabilities of the display device directly the information allows the DV137 to configure its output automatically and optimally for the attached device Piim WHleo Chubpuk 1 HORMI Tiaplay Saandard 1 Aito Display Shape 16d Wilescreen See page 22 for more information about connecting to HDMI devices HOM F sesohution HOMI Colour Space Iabiegqiue MTEC lack OIRE Main video outpu
32. m accident misuse abuse wear and tear neglect or through unauthorised adjustment and or repair neither can they accept responsibility for damage or loss occurring during transit to or from the person claiming under the guarantee The warranty covers Parts and labour costs for two years from the purchase date After two years you must pay for both parts and labour costs The warranty does not cover transportation costs at any time Claims under guarantee This equipment should be packed in the original packing and returned to the dealer from whom it was purchased or failing this directly to the Arcam distributor in the country of residence It should be sent carriage prepaid by a reputable carrier not by post No responsibility can be accepted for the unit whilst in transit to the dealer or distributor and customers are therefore advised to insure the unit against loss or damage whilst in transit For further details contact Arcam at Arcam Customer Support Department Pembroke Avenue Waterbeach CAMBRIDGE CB5 9QR England Problems If your Arcam dealer is unable to answer any query regarding this or any other Arcam product please contact Arcam Customer Support at the above address and we will do our best to help you On line registration You can register your Arcam product on line at www arcam co uk ARCAM Pembroke Avenue Waterbeach CAMBRIDGE CB5 9QR England SH167
33. net since ventilation may be impeded The unit should be installed in a well ventilated area 5 Heat Locate the appliance away from naked flames or heat producing equipment such as radiators stoves or other appliances including other amplifiers that produce heat 6 Climate A te power supply cord or the plug has been damaged r 15 Servicing You should not attempt to service the appliance beyond that described in this handbook All other servicing should be referred to qualified service personnel 16 Damage requiring service The appliance should be serviced by qualified service personnel when The appliance has been designed for use in moderate clhpaatec B objects have fallen or liquid has spilled into the appliance or 7 Racks and stands C the appliance has been exposed to rain or Only use a rack or stand that is recommended for use with audio equipment If the equipment is on a portable rack it should be moved with great care to avoid overturning the combination E the appliance has been dropped or the enclosure damaged D the appliance does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance or 8 Cleaning Unplug the unit from the mains supply before cleaning S f t li The case should normally only require a wipe with a soft are y compliance damp lint free cloth Do not use paint thinners or other This product has been designed to meet the IEC 60065 chemical solvents for
34. on CDs or DVDs Dolby Digital MPEG multi channel DTS multi channel Use this setting if you have a receiver decoder that supports Dolby Digital HDMI The primary audio connection is the HDMI link Select this item if you are using an HDMI connection between your DV137 and your receiver or display device The audio type will be changed automatically to work with the device attached to your player Do not select this item if your HDMI display device cannot decode audio or if you are connecting to a DVI device since a DVI link cannot carry audio choose one of the other settings instead DVD sample rate This needs to be set correctly if you are using an external audio decoder receiver or D A converter connected to the S PDIF digital audio output Max 96K Choose this option if your external audio decoder is able to process digital audio with a sample rate of up to 96kKHz or if you are not using the digital audio outputs This is the maximum sample rate present on DVD video discs Max 48K Choose this option if your external audio decoder is unable to process digital audio with a sample rate of up to 96kHz This is the normal setting for this menu item Note that this setting is relevant only to the output from DVD video discs Audio compression Allows compression of the audio stream to be turned on or off where On is intended for late night listening when large volume changes are not de
35. onfiguration reflects accurately the actual situation otherwise audio ane Surround Left Right Large quality may be severely compromised pail iene Sub wath Sterca The speakers are indicated as follows Front L R This is the setting for the Front speakers Centre This is the Centre speaker setting splay ro Surround This is the setting for the Surround speakers normally next to or L R behind the user This is used to indicate whether a subwoofer is connected For each speaker the player can be configured to send either audio with the full frequency range of the source material or with a reduced frequency range The reduced frequency range option is used normally when satellite speakers are used for the surround channels these cannot handle low frequency information Full frequency speakers are commonly called Large speakers with reduced range speakers given the name Small Low frequency information is re routed from small speakers to large speakers or to the subwoofer depending on the speaker configuration NOTES 1 Any speaker that is not connected should be identified by selecting Not Present for that speaker 2 Although the DV137 is very flexible in the speaker configurations it can handle some restrictions have been applied For example if no subwoofer is present then it is not possible to configure the Front speakers to be Small since th
36. open the list of options for the menu item The current option for the menu item is indicated The UP DOWN controls can be used then to select the new option and pressing OK confirms the new selection and closes the option list If the item to be changed is controlled by a slider press OK to activate the slider and OK again when the desired value has been selected Note that items that are not applicable currently for example the Pro Logic II settings when Pro Logic II processing is switched off are shown greyed out and cannot be highlighted or changed To enter the Set up menu press the SETUP button on the remote control Press SETUP for a second time to close the menu The Display set up menu For optimum video performance it is necessary to configure your display for the video source your DVD player in this case A series of test patterns generated by your DVD player will allow you to optimise colour balance contrast brightness and to centre your picture Full instructions for each test pattern are displayed on the screen before the test pattern is shown To enter the Display set up menu move the menu highlight to the Display button then press OK Press SETUP for a second time when you have finished Operational set up Preferred language This settings allows you to specify your preferred language The default language is English but three other languages French German and Dutch are supported Status mess
37. ries RGB video with PC 0 255 video levels This setting can be changed only if Main video output is set to HDMI This setting has no effect on the analogue video outputs Analogue resolution Allows selection of interlaced or de interlaced progressive scan output from the component video connection SD interlaced SD Progressive The video output will always be interlaced standard definition video Use this setting if your display device does not support progressive scan The component and HDMI video outputs will put progressive scan video out for both PAL and NTSC discs Use this setting only if your display device supports progressive scan in both PAL and NTSC formats This setting can be changed only if Main video output is set to Analogue Note that the video on the component video connections always matches that on the HDMI link so changing this value when in Analogue mode will change the HDMI output too The S video output will be muted when progressive scan is active Analogue NTSC black Pedestal This setting controls the pedestal signal or black level when the NTSC video standard is used O IRE This removes the pedestal from NTSC video This setting should be used in Japan and also if you are using RGB video whatever the country 7 5 IRE This is the standard pedestal level that should be used in all countries that use NTSC video with t
38. rom Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic MLP Lossless and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems Inc U S Pat No s 5 451 942 5 956 674 5 974 380 5 978 762 6 226 616 6 487 535 and other U S and world wide patents issued and pending DTS and DTS Digital Surround are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc Copyright 1996 2003 Digital Theater Systems Inc All Rights Reserved HDMI the HDMI logo and High Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC DivX DivX Certified and associated logos are trademarks of DivXNetworks Inc and are used under license Installation S VIDEO COMPOSITE Y Pb Pr DIGITAL AUDIO OUT o COMPONENT VIDEO SUPPLY VOLTA ANALOGUE VIDEO OUT OPTICAL C l SEAGE 12V TRIG l l l STEREO OUT POWER INLET REMOTE 100 115 230V PCM BITSTREAM SCART A V OUT Positioning the unit Place the DV137 on a level firm surface and ensure that there is adequate ventilation for the unit Making video connections To view the pictures from the DVD player you need to connect one of its video outputs to your display device TV monitor projector etc The DV137 has five video output options described below You need only use one type of video from the list choose a type that your display device supports If
39. rs have different sensitivities and so have different volumes for the same input levels The trims can be set in 1dB steps Subwoofer Sub with stereo trims Both the Subwoofer and the Sub with stereo trims control the subwoofer trim setting Subwoofer is the trim used when multi channel material is being played Sub with stereo is the subwoofer trim used with 2 channel material Completing the set up Complete the set up procedure by pressing SETUP on the remote control This saves all the data and closes the set up menu You can press SETUP at any time while in a menu to quit from it To return to the set up menu at any time ensure that there is no disc playing and press the SETUP button DVD VCD special playback modes This section explains the special playback modes for DVDs and VCDs The operations described here are not exactly the same for DVDs and VCDs but very similar Note that many VCDs have a single track so some operations involving tracks will not be relevant Jumping to a particular point Press the SRCH button on the remote control to open the Search menu If the disc is playing then the elapsed and total times on the disc are shown in the top right of the page A jump can be performed using different specifiers jump to a particular time or to a specified chapter track on the disc Time Highlight the Time field and enter the time in hours minutes and seconds then press OK
40. s available the camera symbol lights in the display Press ANGLE to cycle through the available angles 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 tracks greater than 9 enter the digits in sequence For example to play track 15 press 1 then 5 then OK OPEN Opens and closes the disc tray DISP display Dims or turns the DV137 s display on or off Turning the display off generally gives a slight improvement in sound quality Pressing DISP once turns the display off twice dims the display To restore the display to full brightness press DISP a third time A B This button enables you to repeat a selected section from the disc see page 20 RPT repeat Press RPT to cycle through the repeat play options Fast play and Skip chapter tracks Play fast 44 gt and Skip M gt chapters tracks in both directions see page 7 SETUP Setup allows you to configure the DV137 for use in your system Ensure that no disc is playing and press SETUP to access the Setup menu Playback control Pause I Play gt and Stop W see page 7 Advanced controls These buttons are described on the next page If the remote control receiver located on the right of the front panel window is not visible to the remote control hand set then th
41. s must be ISO 9660 Level 1 or Level 2 compliant CD physical format Mode1 Mode2 XA Form 1 or Mode2 Form 2 File names up to 15 characters are supported A DVD ROM used to compile your files must be ISO 9660 Level 1 or Level 2 compliant Each disc CD or DVD may contain up to 1500 directories Each directory may contain up to 2100 files Compressed audio compatibility The DV137 will play CD or DVD ROM discs containing files saved in the MPEG1 Audio Layer 2 MP2 MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 MP3 Windows Media file WMA and OGG formats with sampling rates of 44 1 or 48kHz Incompatible files will not play correctly potentially causing noise or distortion on the audio outputs Fixed bitrate files are recommended Variable bitrate VBR files are playable but the playing time may not be shown correctly This player recognises only tracks that are named with the file extensions mp3 wma mp2 and ogg upper case equivalents may also be used There are many different recording bit rates available to encode your audio files Those supported by this player are For MP2 MP3 and OGG The following constant bit rates are supported 32 64 80 96 playback 112 128 160 192 256 and 320 kilobits per second Variable bit rate VBR between 96kb s and 320kb s is also supported For WMA playback The following constant bit rates are supported 48 64 80 96 128 160 and 192kb s Note that MP3 a
42. sirable Turning compression on decreases the volume of the louder passages i e the total dynamic range of the audio is reduced Normally however this item is set to Off to disable compression This menu option affects both the analogue and the HDMI outputs although note that the HDMI output is affected only when multi channel uncompressed audio is requested by the receiver not otherwise The co axial and optical digital audio outputs are never affected by this menu setting Compression is available only on Dolby Digital recordings VCD mode Some VCD discs are produced with a dual mono soundtrack This means that the left audio channel carries one language the right another In this case it can be useful to listen to just one of the channels Stereo Choose this option to play the VCD with both channels audible Left Choose this option to play the VCD with only the left channel audible The audio channel only from the left channel will be routed to both the left and right speakers Right Choose this option to play the VCD with only the right channel audible The audio channel only from the right channel will be routed to both the left and right speakers This setting applies only to VCD discs 69 8 62 Dolby Pro Logic II Dolby Pro Logic II decoding is designed to produce a 5 channel analogue output from two channel source material Set this item to one of the following Due to the differen
43. sor pad and OK button Use the cursor pad to navigate the On Screen Display OSD and menu pages Confirm your selection with the OK button MUTE Stops sound to the speaker outputs of certain Arcam amplifiers Volume Adjusts the volume on Arcam remote controllable amplifiers Note that the volume controls and MUTE button have no effect on the audio output level of the DVD players Advanced controls CR 415 SUBT subtitle Press SUBT on the remote control to cycle through the available subtitle languages including OFF Some discs TRIM force subtitles on overriding any set up preferences This button brings up a menu very similar to the Trims page in the Set up menu as described on page 19 It allows on the fly changes to the relative volume of each speaker in your system while a disc is being played TELLE Press TITLE to access the DVD s Title menu Note For a full description see page 19 i P oo that this feature applies only to multi title discs AUDIO Some DVDs offer the facility to select RTN return different audio tracks Press AUDIO to cycle through the available tracks Press RTN to move back through the DVD Disc and Title menus Note that The on screen display shows the number this feature is only of use with discs language and type of audio track using multi level menus e g 1 Eng OO D 6CH MODE This button brings up a menu very simi
44. supplied with a moulded mains plug already fitted to the lead Check that the plug supplied with the unit fits your supply and that your mains supply voltage agrees with the voltage setting 115V or 230V indicated on the rear panel of the unit If for any reason the plug needs to be removed it must be disposed of immediately and securely as it is a potential shock hazard when inserted into the mains socket If your mains supply voltage or mains plug is different or you require a new lead please consult your Arcam dealer Plugging in Push the plug IEC line socket of the power cable supplied with the unit into the socket POWER INLET in the back of the unit Make sure it is pushed in firmly Put the plug on the other end of the cable into your power supply socket and switch the socket on Input requires a mono 3 5mm jack with the tip active and the sleeve grounded The remote control signals must be in modulated RC5 format at 36kHz with a voltage level of between 5V and 12V Inserting batteries into the CR 515 remote control 4 A Open the battery compartment by pressing the button on the back of the remote control B Insert four AAA batteries into the battery compartment following the polarity indications given inside the compartment C Press the battery cover back into position Inserting batteries into the CR 415 remote control A Open the cover of the remote control ba
45. t This setting is to tell the DV137 which of the available video outputs is the main output i e in the event of a conflict between video outputs which output has priority HDMI Select this item if you are connecting the DV137 to an HDMI compliant device and you are happy for the DV137 to configure itself automatically for the device it is attached to This is the recommended setting if you are connecting the DV137 to an HDMI compliant device HDMI as DVI Select this item if you are connecting the DV137 to a DVI compliant device and i you are happy for the DV137 to configure itself automatically for the device it is l attached to HDMI as DVI Analogue Select this setting if you are not connecting the DV137 to a HDMI compliant Even though your display device device may be fully HDMI compliant it is possible that in line receivers or repeaters may work only in DVI mode In this case it is useful to disable Display standard This is set at the factory to be appropriate for the type of display device used in your country Should you need to change this setting the options are as follows Auto The video output is taken from that recorded on the disc When no disc is playing HDMI forcing DVI output the logo screen is displayed using the standard of the last disc played instead NTSC NTSC is always used as the video standard Note that PAL discs are converted to Selecting HDMI as DVI NTSC but this ca
46. t recording methods used for movies and music it is recommended that the correct decoding mode for your source material is used to obtain the best results Off No Dolby Pro Logic decoding is performed Dolby Pro Logic Dolby Pro Logic decoding is performed Dolby Pro Logic decoding is a legacy mode and we recommend using one of the Dolby Pro Logic II decoding options instead Movie Movie mode should be used with material marked as Dolby Surround encoded Music Music mode is for use with any stereo music recording As the optimum decoding method varies according to the recording Music mode allows user adjustment of the processing characteristics information about adjusting the Music mode by using Dimension Centre Width and Panorama controls can be found below Matrix The Matrix mode is the same as the Music mode except that the directional enhancement logic is turned off Matrix mode may be used to enhance mono signals by making them seem larger Dimension This setting can be adjusted only when Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode is selected Dimension allows you to adjust gradually the soundfield either towards the front or towards the rear If a recording is too spacious or strong from the surrounds it can be adjusted forward to get a better balance Likewise if a stereo recording is somewhat too narrow sounding it can be adjusted toward the rear
47. this is a complete stop and playback resumes from the beginning of the disc Front panel menu navigation If desired it is possible to navigate disc and player menus using the front panel buttons to this end the NAV button is provided Pressing the NAV button causes the player to enter navigator mode indicated by NAV being shown on the front panel display In this mode the front panel buttons take on the functions illustrated above each button for example the STOP and PAUSE buttons become W and A To exit navigator mode press the NAV button for a second time DV137 DVD PLAYER Using the CR 515 remote control DISP display Dims or turns the DV137 s display on or off Turning the display off generally gives a slight improvement in sound quality Pressing DISP once turns the display off twice dims the display To restore the display to full brightness press DISP a third time Reserved for future use 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 tracks greater than 9 enter the digits in sequence For example to play track 15 press 1 then 5 then OK SRCH search Accesses the Search menu to navigate to any point on the disc OPEN a a EN Gtatush Opens and closes the disc tray lt w OQOOG Fast play and Skip chapter tracks j Play fast 44 gt gt and Skip
48. to a HDMI socket on a compatible display device or receiver The arrow on the cable connector body should be face up for correct alignment with the connector on the DV137 If the DV137 has been configured to HDMI then the DV137 will configure its video output automatically to match the capabilities of the attached HDMI device NOTE A HDMI connection can be made only with HDMI or DVI equipped components compatible with both DVI and HDCP Note that if you choose to connect to a DVI device you will need an adaptor HDMI to DVI to do so a DVI HDCP connection however does not support audio signals If you require further information on the possibilities for connecting your DV137 to your DVI HDMI equipped display device please contact your Arcam dealer Troubleshooting Problems with video NO VIDEO BLANK SCREEN Check that the HDMI cable is connected correctly at both ends If an HDMI equipped A V receiver is in use try connecting the DV137 directly to the display device in order to isolate where the fault may lie Check that the display device is set to display the HDMI input i e has not been set to some other video input instead Check that the HDMI input of the receiver and or display device is enabled See the user handbook of the connected device for details on doing this Using an alternative video display device e g connected via the composite video out check that the Main Video Output item on the Video page
49. to make any connections to these inputs Using the remote control The functions of buttons on the remote control are described on pages 8 and 9 CR 515 or pages 10 and 11 CR 415 Please keep in mind the following when using the remote control Ensure that there are no obstacles between the remote control and the remote sensor on the DV137 The remote has a range of about seven meters If the remote sensor is obscured the remote control input jack on the rear panel is available Please contact your dealer for further information Remote operation may become unreliable if strong sunlight or fluorescent light is shining on the remote sensor of the DV137 Replace the batteries when you notice a reduction in the operating range of the remote control Notes on inserting the remote control batteries Incorrect use of batteries can result in hazards such as leakage and bursting Do not mix old and new batteries together Do not use different kinds of battery together although they may look similar different batteries may have different voltages Ensure that the plus and minus ends of each battery match the indications in the battery compartment Remove batteries from equipment that is not going to be used for a month or more When disposing of used batteries please comply with governmental or other regulations that apply in your country or area Connecting to a power supply Mains lead The appliance is normally
50. ttery compartment B Insert two AAA batteries into the battery compartment following the polarity indications given inside the compartment C Slide and press the battery cover back into position Basic use of your DVD player one r i A MLER Homi TITLE MENU Q 000 0003 gt gt a TRACK gt PLAY STOP PAUSE NAV Introduction Basic operation explains how to play a DVD CD or other type of disc Note that it may be necessary to configure your player correctly for your system before optimum or any playback can be achieved Player configuration is described beginning on page 12 More sophisticated features such as special playback modes and programming jumps and playback sequences are described in the Advanced features section later in this handbook 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 stand by mode stand by is operated from the remote control Note that the remote control sensor is located on the right hand side of the display window Do not obstruct this or the remote control will not work Basic operation Loading a disc Press LOAD on the front panel or OPEN on the handset and place the disc on the tray with the play back side facing down some discs are double sided in which case the side labelled side A should
51. u very similar to the Trims page in the Set up menu as described on page 19 It allows on the fly changes to the relative volume of each speaker in your system while a disc is being played For a full description see page 19 ZOOM Press ZOOM to enlarge a particular area of the picture Each press of the ZOOM button increases the zoom Pressing ZOOM when the maximum enlargement has been reached returns the image to normal size RPT repeat Press RPT to to cycle through the repeat play options A B This button enables you to repeat a selected section from the disc see page 20 SUBT subtitle Press SUBT on the remote control to cycle through the available subtitle languages including OFF Some discs force subtitles on overriding any set up preferences TITLE Press TITLE to access the DVD s Title menu Note that this feature applies only to multi title discs RTN return Press RTN to move back through the DVD Disc and Title menus Note that this feature is only of use with discs using multi level menus AUDIO Some DVDs offer the facility to select different audio tracks Press AUDIO to cycle through the available tracks The on screen display shows the number language and type of audio track e g 1 Eng DO D 6CH SHUFF shuffle Press SHUFFLE to toggle random playback ANGLE Some DVDs offer the facility to select different camera angles If this feature i
52. udio encoded at 128 Kbps or higher should sound close to regular CD Audio quality This player will play lower bitrate MP3 or WMA tracks but be aware that the sound quality becomes noticeably worse at lower bitrates Picture disc compatibility This DVD player will play CDs or DVDs containing JPEG images Only files with the jpg or jpeg extension will be recognised upper case equivalents may also be used Kodak picture discs are supported only the files in the JPEG directory will be shown on the screen Fuji picture discs are supported select the JPEG files in the clips menu Konica and QSS picture discs are not supported PC created disc compatibility If you record a disc using a personal computer even if it is recorded in a compatible format as listed above there will be cases in which the disc may not be playable in this machine due to the setting of the application software used to create the disc In these particular instances check with the software publisher for more detailed information Check the DVD R RW or CD R RW software disc boxes for additional compatibility information Guarantee Issue 2 Worldwide Guarantee This entitles you to have the unit repaired free of charge during the first two years after purchase at any authorised Arcam distributor provided that it was originally purchased from an authorised Arcam dealer or distributor The manufacturer can take no responsibility for defects arising fro
53. uses some reduction in the quality of the video output and may will force the DV137 into cause the video to become jerky This is the best setting to use if your display DVI mode even when an device can accept only NTSC video this is generally the case in North America HDMI device is detected better results are obtained by using Auto but your display device must be able to support PAL PAL PAL is always used as the video standard Note that NTSC discs are converted to PAL but this causes some reduction in the quality of the video output and may cause the video to become jerky Better results will be obtained by using Auto but your display device must be able to support NTSC Display shape This needs to be set correctly for the type of display device you have and the type of display you prefer 4 3 Letterbox Use this setting if you have a conventional 4 3 display device and you prefer to view wide screen movies in letterbox format with black bars at the top and bottom 4 3 Panscan Use this setting if you have a conventional 4 3 display device and you prefer to view wide screen movies in Pan amp Scan format cropping the sides of the image 16 9 Use this setting if you have a wide screen 16 9 display device Material in 16 9 format is displayed so as to fill the screen If you have a 4 3 display device and you have set a preference for PANSCAN it does not mean you will
54. ut has several display modes and may be incompatible with your display device in its default configuration Ensure that your display device is switched on and that you have selected the correct video input You should see the image shown on the right This is the image that the DVD player gives whenever there is no disc playing ARCAM bringing music and movies tg life NOTE To protect your screen from damage caused by persistent static images a screen saver facility activates after a few minutes of inactivity When this occurs the image shown on the right will be bounced around the screen To reset the image to the central position press the STOP button on the player or on the remote control Using the Set up menus Your DV137 has two different set up menus The Set up menu allows configuration of all aspects of your DVD player Configurable items and their potential values are described on the following pages The Display set up menu is a series of video test patterns with instructions that will allow you to configure your display optimally for your DVD player The Set up menu The Set up menu comprises six pages of options The tabs on the left side of the screen show the pages available indicating the nature of the items on each page To change between pages move the menu highlight to the appropriate tab and press To change an item first use the UP DOWN controls to highlight the item then press OK to
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