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DV137

HANDBOOK

Arcam DV137 DVD player

English

Summary of Contents for DV137

Page 1: ...DV137 HANDBOOK Arcam DV137 DVD player English ...

Page 2: ...The appliance has been designed for use in moderate climates 7 Racks and stands 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 8 Cleaning Unplug the unit from the mains supply before cleaning The case should normally only require a wipe with a soft damp lint fre...

Page 3: ...ng 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 authorize...

Page 4: ...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 75Ω pho...

Page 5: ...ten 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 t...

Page 6: ... 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 supplied with a moulded mains plug already fitted to the lead...

Page 7: ...lay automatically including CDs and VCDs press PLAY Fast play Press 8 or 7 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 Ski...

Page 8: ...e the 3 or 4 buttons to change to the previous next page Note that this is not available on all DVD audio discs Other discs Press 3 or 4 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 a...

Page 9: ...t camera angles If this feature is available the camera symbol lights in the display Press ANGLE to cycle through the available angles 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 Advanced controls CR 515 MODE This button brings up a menu very...

Page 10: ... of the DVD players OPEN Opens and closes the disc tray 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 or buttons to change to the previous next page Note that this is not availble on all DVD audio discs Other discs Press or on the remote control to play slo...

Page 11: ... g 1 Eng D 6CH 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 ANGLE 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 ZOOM Press ZOOM to enl...

Page 12: ...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 E To change an item first use the UP DOWN controls to highlight the item then press OK to open the list o...

Page 13: ...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 ...

Page 14: ...s 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 y...

Page 15: ...d 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 blac...

Page 16: ...6kHz 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 o...

Page 17: ...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 to get a more enveloping immersive result We recommend Dim...

Page 18: ... to the Front speakers Bass redirected Low frequency information is redirected to the subwoofer with the remaining higher frequency information sent to the Front speakers Bass duplicated All the audio is sent to the Front speakers In addition the low frequency information is duplicated to the subwoofer Crossover Frequency This setting defines the frequency at which bass redirection begins Frequenc...

Page 19: ...e audio outputs of the DV137 to connect to your amplifier receiver If this is not the case set all the trims to be 0 dB 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 ...

Page 20: ...k 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 m...

Page 21: ... Repeat Repeat playback of the current file or all the files in the folder 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 for playback activate the edit mode then return to the track list area The track list can now be browsed ...

Page 22: ...lems 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 receiv...

Page 23: ...8 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 ...

Page 24: ...eighted Signal to noise ratio 105dB measured 20Hz 20kHz unweighted Digital audio output IEC958 PCM Dolby Digital MPEG DTS on gold plated phono coax and TOSLINK optical Accessories supplied CR 515 or CR 415 remote control 4 CR 515 or 2 CR 415 AAA batteries mains lead E EO NOTE All specification values are typical unless otherwise stated Continual improvement policy Arcam has a policy of continual i...

Page 25: ... 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 playback The following constant bit rates are supported 32 64 80 96 112 128 160 192 256 and 320 kilo...

Page 26: ...y 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 ...

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