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OWNER’S GUIDE

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Page 2: ...ion of antenna discharge unit connection to grounding elec trodes and requirements for the grounding electrode See Figure A 18 An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of over head power lines or other electric light or power circuits or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits When installing an outside antenna system extreme care should be taken to keep from tou...

Page 3: ...04 4 Introduction 5 Safety Information 7 Features DVD Compatibility 8 Packing List 9 Terminology 11 Front Panel Controls 12 Front Panel Information Display 13 Remote Control Functions 16 Rear Panel Connections 17 Setup and Connections 18 Connecting to a TV Only 19 Connecting to a Receiver Amplifier With Dolby Digital or DTS Decoder 20 Remote Control Operation 21 Digital Audio 22 System Setup 22 On...

Page 4: ...ar with To ensure that you are able to take advantage of all the power and flexibility the DVD280 has to offer we encourage you to review this manual That small investment of your time will pay major dividends in the enjoyment you will get from proper use of the DVD280 If you have additional questions about this product or its installation or operation that are not answered in this manual please c...

Page 5: ...s provided both above and below the unit for ventilation If this prod uct will be installed in a cabinet or other enclosed area make certain that there is sufficient air move ment within the cabinet Do not place the unit directly on a carpeted surface Avoid moist or humid locations Avoid installation in extremely hot or cold locations or an area that is exposed to direct sunlight or heat ing equip...

Page 6: ...n reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to cor rect the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is con nected Consult the dealer o...

Page 7: ... Reverse Search and Track Skip Zoom during Play and Pause DVD VCD and SVCD only Backlit ergonomically designed remote control Future software upgrades acces sible via the Internet The number of languages depends on the information available on each individual DVD Compatible With CD as Well as DVD The DVD280 will play any conven tional Audio CD CD A and most recordable CD R or erasable CD RW CDs be...

Page 8: ...f tracks available will vary from disc to disc To make certain that a specific feature or soundtrack option is available please check the options noted on the disc jacket Playback of DTS audio discs requires connection to a processor or receiver with a DTS decoder and the correct setting of the Digital Output Format in the Audio Sub menu to Original see page 25 Playback capability for CD or DVD re...

Page 9: ...oped by the Motion Picture Experts Group as an adjunct to the MPEG 1 video com pression format A number of encod ing software programs are available for transferring CDs and other audio programs into the MP3 format The main benefit of MP3 is that it reduces the size of audio files considerably depending on the amount of com pression selected during the encod ing process enabling you to store many ...

Page 10: ...hine in a traditional manner and when the disc is played again it will start from the beginning In Resume mode the cover of the DVD will be displayed if available Otherwise the JBL screen will appear The resume function is not available for CDs or JPEG files For DVDs only the resume function will be retained even after the DVD280 has been placed in Standby mode by pressing the Power On Off Button ...

Page 11: ... playback after the Pause Button 69 has been pressed 6 Pause Press this button to momentarily pause playback To resume playback press the button again If a DVD is playing action will freeze and a still picture will be dis played when the button is pressed 7 Stop Press this button once to place the disc in the Resume mode Playback will stop but as long as the tray is not opened or the disc changed ...

Page 12: ...w the running time of a disc in play When a DVD is playing these indicators will show the time elapsed or remaining for the current chapter or title When a CD VCD or SVCD is playing these indica tors will show the time elapsed or remaining for the current track or disc When an MP3 or WMA file is playing these indicators will show the elapsed time for the current file See page 35 for more informati...

Page 13: ...4 Eject 5 Navigation Buttons 6 Info 7 Navigation Buttons 8 Enter 9 Pause A Skip Step Previous B Play C Search Slow Reverse D Stop E Video Off F Display Dimmer G Clear H Title I Numeric Keys J Light K A B Repeat L Zoom M Angle N Pic O Pic P Search Slow Forward Q Skip Step Next Status Disc Menu Setup Subtitle Random Power Off ...

Page 14: ...2x and 1 4x See page 30 for more information on fast search and slow play D Stop Stops playing a disc When a disc is playing if you press the Stop Button 7D once then the Play Button 5B the disc will resume play i e it will start from the same point on the disc where the unit was stopped If you press the Stop Button 7D twice then the Play Button 5B the disc will start play from the beginning The r...

Page 15: ...d during playback the picture advances frame by frame each time this button is pressed The step func tion is only available for DVDs VCDs and SVCDs Status Press while a disc is playing to view the on screen status banner display Use the Navigation K L Buttons 57 to move through the different features in the Banner Display When a value is high lighted such as Track Number or Time Remaining press th...

Page 16: ...ard analog TVs or projectors with inputs marked Y Pr Pb or Y Cr Cb connect these outputs to the corre sponding inputs If you have a high definition television or projector that is compatible with high scan rate progressive video 480P connect these jacks to the HD component inputs PROGRESSIVE must be selected in the Video menu if you are using a progressive scan display device in order to take adva...

Page 17: ...he input jacks on the video marked HD Component if available Also make sure to configure the display s input settings for use with 480P video signals You will also need to change the scan type in the DVD280 s Video Setup menu from Interlaced to Progressive See page 26 Some TVs are equipped with SCART connectors rather than with a nor mal video input yellow cinch In that case the SCART connection s...

Page 18: ...oratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Confidential unpublished works 1992 1997 Dolby Laboratories All rights reserved RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION WARNING SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT OPEN AVIS RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT LUOKAN 1 LASER LAITE KLASSE 1 LASER PRODUKT SERIAL NO RISQUE D ELECTROCUTION N...

Page 19: ...nd the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Confidential unpublished works 1992 1997 Dolby Laboratories All rights reserved RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION WARNING SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT OPEN AVIS RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT LUOKAN 1 LASER LAITE KLASSE 1 LASER PRODUKT SERIAL NO RISQUE D ELECTROCUTION NE PAS OUVRIR ATTE...

Page 20: ...ll new batteries If leakage should come into contact with your skin immediately wash it off thoroughly with water Batteries contain chemical sub stances and we recommend that you dispose of them properly and in compliance with any local regulations Remote Control Operation Range Point the remote control unit from no more than about 20 feet from the remote control sensor and within about 60 degrees...

Page 21: ... Pro Logic Surround decoder connected to the DVD280 s analog audio out connec tors thanks to the Downmix func tion of the DVD280 you will obtain the full benefit of Pro Logic from the same DVD movies that provide full 5 1 channel Dolby Digital sound tracks as well as from titles encoded with Dolby Surround The DVD280 is designed to digitally output 96kHz PCM audio with a 96kHz sampling rate The 96...

Page 22: ... triangle displayed to the left of the options means that additional options may be viewed by scrolling to the left Throughout this manual when you are asked to scroll in a certain direction or move the cursor it means to use the Navigation Buttons fh to move the visible cursor or to cause a new icon to appear highlighted on screen When you are asked to select an icon it means to use the Navigatio...

Page 23: ...tons fh to scroll until it is highlighted then select it by pressing the Enter Button 8 This will also clear the Status Bar from the screen The mini Status Bar that appears on screen in response to certain actions such as opening or closing the Disc Drawer 4 will always disappear after two seconds Figure 7 Parental Control The DVD280 s Password System is used to control viewing of restricted progr...

Page 24: ... player is left turned on with the same still image for a period of time There is a possibility that the image may be burned into some display devices This is particularly important for plasma displays Set Screen Save to On so that the DVD280 will run the screensaver when no action has been detected for 5 minutes Press a desired command key on the front panel or remote to wake the DVD280 and resum...

Page 25: ...e of handling digital signals up to 192kHz select the No Limit option In this case all signals will be passed through at their native rates without down sampling If you select the 96kHz or No Limit options when your equipment is not capable of han dling higher resolution signals then you will not hear any audio when a higher resolution disc is played Change this setting to 48kHz so that the audio ...

Page 26: ...andard for your television and region The DVD280 defaults to the PAL video format If you will be watching NTSC DVDs select the NTSC option If you are using a multistandard television or video display select the Auto option for the best picture quality see Figure 26 Figure 26 The Scan Type setting allows you to select between progressive and interlaced scanning depending on the capabilities of your...

Page 27: ...s and select it by pressing the Enter Button i See Figure 31 Figure 31 Unlike the other submenus the video adjustments will appear only in the upper portion of your screen and this submenu is not part of the main OSD menu system see Figure 32 Figure 32 If the test screen is enabled it will also appear Select the Test Screen setting on the bottom row of the Video Adjustments Submenu to turn the DVD...

Page 28: ...that a normal video picture has about the same look as the surroundings in your room That way the eye is relaxed when watching the TV picture This con trast setting may be reduced when the surrounding light is dimmed thereby usually improving the sharpness of a video significantly 4 The gray scale in the middle line needs to have the same clear dif ference between each bar as before the contrast a...

Page 29: ... sided The title information for these will be printed on the inner ring of the disc very close to the center hole The title for the side you wish to play should be facing up Once a disc is properly loaded press the Eject Button 44 to close the disc drawer After the drawer closes you will see a brief indication of READING in both the Main Information Display C and in the upper right corner of the ...

Page 30: ... cannot process the digital audio streams during slow modes Slow play is not available for CD MP3 or WMA discs For VCD and SVCD discs there are two forward slow play speeds 1 2x and 1 4x To advance frame by frame forward or reverse while a DVD is playing first press the Pause Button 69 then press the Skip Step Previous 8A or Skip Step Next 9Q buttons repeatedly Press the Pause Button 69 again to r...

Page 31: ...OP function you may be used to on CD players When the Stop Button 7D is pressed once the disc will stop and an on screen RESUME indication will appear on the video screen While the Resume feature is active the disc s position is entered into the unit s memory so that when the Play Button 5B is pressed to resume playback the program will continue at the point where it was when the Stop Button 7D wa...

Page 32: ...er representing each option will be displayed at the bottom of the screen Press the Enter Button 8 so that the cursor will move to these options As you scroll left or right through the options a description will appear above the currently high lighted number Select the number corresponding to the audio track you wish to hear see Figure 44 Figure 44 The Playlist setting enables you to determine whe...

Page 33: ...ram settings and time display move the cursor to the Info icon on the left side of the screen Press the Enter Button 8 to hide the information and display only the track chapter list Press it again to restore the information to the screen see Figures 54 and 55 Figure 54 Figure 55 If you wish to hide the playlist column on the right side of the screen which displays the order in which the tracks wi...

Page 34: ...nd backward through the image files on the disc using the Pic y and Pic x buttons on the remote NOTE When creating discs contain ing MP3 WMA and or JPEG files it is important to create the disc in one session You may be able to accom plish this either by adding all desired files to the disc at one sitting or by making sure not to finalize the disc before adding additional files If you don t finali...

Page 35: ...WMA or JPEG discs For DVDs VCDs SVCDs and CDs the time search function will automatic ally change the time display to Title Elapsed for DVDs or Track Elapsed for the other disc types mentioned Time search is also available on CDs while Repeat or Programmed play is active For VCDs and SVCDs it is available while Repeat play is active For DVDs it is only available during standard play Remember that ...

Page 36: ...e remote control The Angle Display will appear with the camera angle currently being viewed and the total number of angles on the disc see Figure 75 Press the Angle Button M again to change the camera angle The num ber of angles available may differ from one disc to another Figure 75 NOTE When viewing JPEG images the Angle Button w may be used to rotate the image Make sure to stop playback of any ...

Page 37: ... right corner of the Status Bar see Figure 78 Figure 78 2 Press the A B Button K again to choose a scene as the end point Repeat A B has been set and the A B section will be played continu ously see Figure 79 Figure 79 3 Press the A B Repeat Button K on the remote again to cancel Repeat A B mode 4 To make the Status Bar disappear from the screen press the Clear Button G on the remote or wait a few...

Page 38: ... Figure 82 You may set an exact time at which you wish a track or disc to play The disc must be playing Highlight the time display to the right of the Time setting and press the Enter Button 8 see Figure 83 Use the Numeric Keys I to enter the time at which you wish play to begin Do not press any other keys the DVD280 will auto matically play from the specified time Figure 83 Repeat Play With CDs t...

Page 39: ...e Player menu by pressing the Setup Button to display the on screen menus and then using the Navigation Button h to high light the Player menu select the Random setting When the current setting is highlighted the options of Random Off and Random On will appear at the bottom of the screen see Figure 87 Press the Enter Button 8 to move the cursor to these options and scroll left or right until the d...

Page 40: ...n the left and press the Enter Button 8 to jump through a list of the track numbers forward or backward through the list Then press the N Navigation Button 7 to return to the list see Figure 89 Figure 89 To start play of the track selected on the list press the Enter Button 8 or Play Button 5B During MP3 WMA playback some of the standard CD DVD playback con trols operate in their normal fashion Yo...

Page 41: ...ts of the files on a properly recorded disc To create a playback list for MP3 or WMA titles follow the same steps as for programming a playlist for any other format disc as described on page 43 Information Menus The information menus described on page 37 are also available when an MP3 or WMA disc is loaded into the DVD280 by pressing the Info Button g During MP3 playback the fol lowing information...

Page 42: ...g the Status Bar Press the Status Button to see the Status Bar Note however that when the PBC is on some features may be not avail able with that VCD see Figure 94 Figure 94 Use of functions when the PBC is on will vary according to the disc type Note that if the disc was created with Playback Control PBC see below it is not possible to change track numbers directly Depending on the disc s functio...

Page 43: ... Figure 97 It is simplest to scroll to each track and select the Add function in the order you desire but you may prefer to directly enter the numerical order in which the tracks should be played Press the Enter Button 8 type the number using the Numeric Keys I that reflects the order in which you wish the track to be played then press the Enter Button 8 again Note that you must press these keys q...

Page 44: ... icon and you will be prompted to either clear the program or show the disc order of the tracks see Figure 96 Select Clear Program to cancel programmed play 3 You may stop play and move the cursor to the Playlist line of the Player Menu Press enter and select the disc s order of play to stop pro grammed play without deleting the program from memory You may continue programmed play later by changin...

Page 45: ...usa 7265 Hebrew 7387 Hindi 7273 Hungarian 7285 Icelandic 7383 Indonesian 7378 Interlingua 7365 Interlingue 7369 Iunpiak 7375 Irish 7165 Italian 7384 Japanese 7465 Javanese 7487 Kannada 7578 Kashmiri 7583 Kazakh 7575 Kinyarwanda 8287 Kirghiz 7589 Kirundi 8278 Korean 7579 Kurdish 7585 Laothian 7679 Latin 7665 Latvian Lettish 7686 Lingala 7678 Lithuanian 7684 Macedonian 7775 Malagsy 7771 Malay 7783 M...

Page 46: ...9 No sound Intermittent connections Check all audio connections Incorrect digital audio selection Check digital audio settings DVD disc is in fast or slow mode There is no audio playback on DVD discs during fast or slow modes Surround receiver not compatible Use analog audio outputs with 96kHz PCM audio Picture is distorted or jumps during MPEG 2 decoding It is a normal artifact of DVD playback fa...

Page 47: ...onsumption 12 Watts On 20 Watts Max Dimensions W x H x D 440mm x 89mm x 298mm 17 5 16 x 3 1 2 x 11 3 4 Weight 3 1kg 6 9 lb Depth measurement includes knobs and connectors Height measurement includes feet and chassis All specifications subject to change without notice JBL is a registered trademark of Harman International Industries Incorporated Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby ...

Page 48: ...JBL Consumer Products 250 Crossways Park Drive Woodbury New York 11797 USA www jbl com 2004 Harman International Industries Incorporated Part No 312 AB280000 0010 REV 1 ...

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