Arcam DV89, Handbook

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Basic use of your DVD player
POWER
DV89 DVD PLAYER
TRACK PAUSE STOP PLAY LOAD
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 the ‘Advanced features’ section.
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).
Note that the remote control sensor is located on the right
hand side of the display window. Do not obstruct this or the
remote will not work.
HDCD indicator
This LED is located on the left of the display and lights green
to indicate when HDCD (High Definition Compatible Digital)
material is playing from suitably recorded audio CDs.
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.
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
OK
to start playback.
For discs that do not play automatically (including CDs and
VCDs), press
PLAY
.
Note that when playing DVDs, the drive mechanism operates at
much higher speeds compared with CDs and so may produce
more noise when loading and playing initial chapters. This is
normal.
Layer change
Many DVD discs have two layers to increase the available play-
back time (these DVDs are identified as type DVD-9 or DVD-18).
Often, there will be a short pause in the video and audio of
about a second whenever the laser of the player refocuses
from one layer to the next.
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. Press the button repeatedly to cycle
through the different speeds. To resume normal playback
speed, press
PLAY
.
Fast playback is not available for MP3 discs.
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.
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
PAUSE
for ‘up’,
STOP
for ‘down’ , for ‘right’, for
‘left’ and
PLAY
for ‘OK’.