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Advanced DVD and VCD features

This section explains the more sophisticated DVD and VCD features, 
such as special playback modes and using ‘bookmarks’. The operations 
described here are not exactly the same for DVDs and VCDs, but are 
similar enough to make it appropriate to group them together.

Note that many VCDs have a single track, so some operations involving 
tracks will not be relevant.

JUMPING TO A PARTICULAR POINT

Press the 

SEARCH

 button on the remote control to open the ‘Search’ 

menu:

Search
Time:
Title/Chapter: 01  27

-;--:--

00:56:10 00:56:12

If the disc is playing, then the elapsed time on the disc is 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

. 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

(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).

HIDDEN GROUPS

Some  DVD-audio  discs  contain  a “hidden  group”,  which  is  material 
that  may  be  accessed  only  by  entering  a  four-digit  password. The 
hidden group is always the last group on the disc.

To enter the password, and gain access to the hidden group, open the 
search menu (by pressing the SRCH button on the remote control), 
enter the group number of the hidden group, then press OK. You will 
be prompted for the 4-digit password.

Note that this is relevant only to some DVD-audio discs.

SPECIAL PLAYBACK MODES

Playback  modes  are  available  that  allow  repeat,  shuffle  and 
programmed playback.

REPEAT

Press  the 

RPT

  button  on  the  remote  control  to  cycle  through  the 

repeat options. For DVDs, a chapter or title repeat may be 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 

P MODE

 button on the remote control to to switch shuffle 

play on.

The ‘RAND’  (random  play)  indicator  shows  on  the  display,  and  the 
chapters/tracks are played in random order.

To cancel random play, press the 

P MODE

 button for a second time.

PERFORMING AN A-B REPEAT

The DV27A 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 TV display 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 TV monitor, 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.  A ‘cancelled’  message  is 

displayed on the TV monitor.

Summary of Contents for DV27A

Page 1: ...Progressive scan DVD player DV27A ...

Page 2: ...2 ...

Page 3: ... television sets are fully compatible with this product and may cause artifacts to be displayed in the picture In case of 525 progressive scan picture problems it is recommended that the user switch the connection to the Standard Definition output If there are questions regardingTV set compatibility with this model 525p DVD player please contact Arcam Customer Support Department Manufactured under...

Page 4: ...damp lint free cloth Do not use paint thinners or other chemical solvents for cleaning 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 10 Power cor...

Page 5: ...bles to connect either the SCART connector or RGB phonos to the TV Note that if you are using RGB output via phono connectors you will also need to use COMPOSITE as a sync signal If you do not wish to use the speakers in your TV to provide audio output from the DVD player it is best to mute your TV s speakers when using a SCART connection to your TV This is because SCART also carries stereo audio ...

Page 6: ...ect one of these pairs to the input of your amplifier using a suitable pair of interconnect cables If required the second set of audio outputs can be used to connect to a second amplifier setup for multi room use or routed to a tape recorder for making recordings For 6 channel material an additional four outputs are provided Together with one pair of the 2 channel output connections these should b...

Page 7: ...ghlight bar at the bottom of the screen pressing DOWN takes the bar to the top of the screen OPERATIONAL SETUP Operation 1 7 OSD Language DVD Menu English CR 314 On Remote type Subtitle Audio OSD Status English English English DVD Video Priority OSD LANGUAGE This setting controls the language of the messages displayed on the On Screen Display OSD The default language is English with three other la...

Page 8: ...scan it does not mean you will always see movies in this format since the Panscan display must be supported on that disc TV SYSTEM This is set at the factory to be appropriate for the type of TV used in your country Should you need to change this setting the options are explained below Auto The video output is taken from that recorded on the disc When no disc is playing the logo screen is displaye...

Page 9: ...ing creates a four channel surround output from sources that are encoded in Dolby Surround format It is relevant only when two channel source material is being played Off No Pro Logic processing is performed On Pro Logic processing is performed on all appropriate two channel material Auto Pro Logic processing is performed when the audio track on the DVD is indicated as being Dolby Surround encoded...

Page 10: ...urce material only such as CDs It controls whether the low frequency information is redirected to the subwoofer or not None No redirection of low frequency information occurs all the audio is sent to the Front speakers Crossover Low frequency information is redirected to the subwoofer with the remaining higher frequency information sent to the Front speakers Duplicate All the audio is sent to the ...

Page 11: ...DVD titles that may be played To change this setting the parental control must be unlocked The term Parental level refers to a standard defined for DVDs DVD movies have a parental level between 1 and 8 Note that this only applies to DVD video discs that have the parental level correctly implemented Some DVD video titles do not respond to parental control settings and Video CDs have no mechanism fo...

Page 12: ...or pad then press OK to start playback For CDs and VCDs and DVDs that do not play automatically press PLAY Note that when playing DVDs the drive mechanism operates at much higher speeds compared with CDs and may produce more noise when loading and playing initial chapters FAST PLAY Press or on the front panel or remote control to play fast forward or backwards For DVDs VCDs and CDs the following s...

Page 13: ...n 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 NOTE Remember to install the two AAA batteries supplied before trying to use your remote control Do not place anything in front of the FMJ badge on the left of the front panel where the IR receiver is located ...

Page 14: ... no disc is playing and press SETUP to access the Setup menu see page 7 AUDIO Some DVDs offer the facility to select different audio tracks Press AUDIO to cycle through those available TheTV displays the number language and type of audio track e g 1 Eng DD 6CH SUBT subtitle Press SUBT on the remote control to cycle through the available subtitle languages including OFF Some discs force subtitles o...

Page 15: ... When displayed this menu screen can be closed again by pressing the SRCH button which also has the effect of cancelling the search HIDDEN GROUPS Some DVD audio discs contain a hidden group which is material that may be accessed only by entering a four digit password The hidden group is always the last group on the disc To enter the password and gain access to the hidden group open the search menu...

Page 16: ...e chapters in title 2 will be played DVD AUDIO The programming of a sequence for a DVD audio disc is essentially the same as for a DVD video disc and the instructions given above should be followed For DVD audio discs the titles with chapters combination found on DVD video discs changes to groups with tracks VCD The bottom of the screen shows the number of tracks present on the disc Below this is ...

Page 17: ...pful messages to the user are displayed here When the disc is loaded the PAF button 7 is highlighted This means that loading the disc and pressing PLAY or OK is enough to set the disc playing PLAYER MODE When playing audio CDs or CD ROMs the player can be in one of three modes Browse mode the user is free to navigate around the disc directory structure while playback is stopped Valid files in each...

Page 18: ...rns to Browse mode if no programme has been entered when PROG is pressed for a second time PROGRAMMED PLAYBACK CD ROM Pressing the PROG button on the remote control stops playback if active and changes the player mode to Programme mode as indicated at point 2 Navigating the directory tree is the same as described earlier for Browse mode Files from any location on the disc may be added to the playl...

Page 19: ...n or another device in the signal path cannot handle progressive scan input Use the interlaced video connections instead of those for progressive scan Black bars are shown at the top and bottom of the screen This can occur when a Wide screen film is viewed on a 4 3 format television Even with a 16 9 format television black bars may still be visible This is because the DVD being viewed although Wid...

Page 20: ...igned to be played only in the region that they are sold in for example discs from the USA are Region 1 and discs from Europe are Region 2 Your player is factory configured to play discs from the region it is to be sold in and may not play discs from other regions Disc does not play and Bad Disc is displayed The disc is damaged or dirty or does not contain any files that the DV27A can handle Remov...

Page 21: ...l 0 7V into 75Ω composite video 1V into 75Ω and stereo audio Auto switching of TV with aspect ratio control Progressive scan video Pure Progressive motion adaptive 4 field processing by Silicon Image Corporation 3 gold plated phono sockets Y 1V pk pk into 75Ω Pb 0 7V pk pk into 75Ω Pr 0 7V pk pk into 75Ω Audio outputs Analogue audio outputs 6 channel outputs on gold plated phono sockets Output lev...

Page 22: ... 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 i...

Page 23: ...PEMBROKE AVENUE WATERBEACH CAMBRIDGE CB5 9QR ENGLAND telephone 44 0 1223 203203 fax 44 0 1223 863384 email support arcam co uk website www arcam co uk SH121E Issue 1 ...

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