Using The Disc Player - Harman Kardon BDS 275 Owner's Manual

BDS

Using the Disc Player

Disc Handling Precautions
To keep the disc clean, handle the disc by its edge. Do not touch the surface.
Do not stick paper or tape on the disc. If there is glue (or a similar substance) on the
disc, remove the substance completely before using the disc.
Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts or
leave it in a car parked in direct sunlight, as there can be a considerable rise in
temperature inside the car.
After playing, store the disc in its case.
Do not write on the label side with a ball-point pen or other sharp writing utensils.
Be careful not to drop or bend the disc.
Disc Cleaning Precautions
Before playing, clean the disc with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the disc from the center out.
Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially available cleaners or
anti-static spray intended for vinyl LPs.
Regional Coding
Your BDS receiver is designed to be compatible with region management information
that is encoded on most Blu-ray Disc recordings and DVD recordings. If there is a region
code on a disc other than the one your BDS receiver is designed for, it will not play in
your BDS receiver.
See the sidebar box on page 2 for complete information about your receiver's region
coding.
Copyright
Audio-visual material may consist of copyrighted works that must not be recorded
without the permission of the owner of the copyright. Please refer to relevant laws
covering copyright protection.
Copy Protection
Your BDS receiver is in compliance with HDCP (High-Definition Copy Protection), and a
video display connected via the HDMI output must also be HDCP-compliant.
The BDS receiver supports Rovi copy protection. On Blu-ray Disc recordings and DVD
discs that include a copy-protection code, if the contents of the disc are copied using a
VCR, the copy-protection code prevents the videotape copy from playing normally.
Supported Disc Formats
The BDS receiver can play the following types of discs (5"/12cm, and 3"/8cm size):
BD-Video (single-layer or double-layer)
DVD-Video
DVD+R/+RW
DVD-R/-RW
CDDA (CD digital audio)
CD-R/RW
NOTE: The compatibility and performance of dual-layer discs is not guaranteed.
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Supported Media Codecs
The BDS receiver can play media recorded in the following audio/video codecs:
MPEG 2
H.264
VC-1
MP3 (from CD-R/RW, DVD+R/+RW, BD-R/RE and USB)
JPEG (from CD-R/RW, DVD+R/+RW, BD-R/RE and USB)
DivX 3.x/4.x/5.x (from CD-R/RW, DVD+R/+RW and USB)
NOTE: Due to differences in the formats of certain discs, some discs may include a mix
of features, some of which are not compatible with the disc player. Similarly, although
Blu-ray Disc recordings and DVDs are capable of a wide range of features, not every
disc includes every capability of its system. For example, although the BDS receiver is
compatible with multi-angle discs, the multi-angle feature is possible only when the disc
is specially encoded for multiple-angle play. To make certain that a specific feature or
soundtrack option is available, please check the options noted on the disc jacket.
The playback capability of recordable discs may vary due to variations in the quality of
the disc and the recorder used to create the disc.
Loading and Playing a Disc
Hold the disc horizontally when loading it, and insert it gently into the Disc slot. The disc
loading mechanism will take the disc and slide it into the unit.
Do not load more than one disc into the Disc slot.
Do not load the disc upside down.
After loading a disc into the player, press the Play button to begin playback.
Use the Play, Pause, Stop, Prev/Step, Next/Step, Search Forward/Slow and Search
Reverse/Slow buttons to control disc playback. See Remote Control Functions, on page
8, for more information about the functions of these buttons.
Playback Features
Repeat: When you are playing a Blu-ray Disc recording or DVD, pressing the Repeat button
cycles through the following repeat modes: Chapter, Title, All, Off. When you are playing a
CD, this button cycles through the following repeat modes: Track, All, Off.
A-B Repeat: When playing a Blu-ray Disc recording, or DVD, holding the Repeat button for
more than three seconds places the player into the A-B repeat mode. The next short press
of the Repeat button sets the "A" repeat point; the second short press sets the "B" repeat
point and begins repeating the section of the disc between the two points. Pressing the
Back button while the player is in the A-B repeat mode takes the player out of that mode.
Note: This feature is disc-dependent. Not all Blu-ray Disc recordings support A-B repeat.
Options: Pressing the Options button displays any available options for the currently-
playing disc. Blu-ray Disc options include title, chapter, time display, audio options, angle
options, subtitle options, Find, Adjust Lip Sync, Advance and Replay. DVD options include
title, chapter, time display, playback modes, audio options, angle options, Find, Adjust
Lip Sync, Advance and Replay. Audio CD options include track selection, time display,
playback modes, bitrate, instant search and instant replay.
Find option: Selecting the Find option during disc playback activates the search function,
allowing you to jump to a specific location on the disc. You can find a location by title,
chapter or time. See Top Menu Button (on page 23) for more information. NOTE: Not all
discs allow searching by title. On these discs, use the disc menu to change titles.
Lip Sync option: This option lets you resynchronize the audio and video signals from a
Blu-ray Disc recording or DVD to eliminate a "lip sync" problem. Lip-sync issues can
occur when the video portion of a signal undergoes additional processing in the video
display. Use the Left/Right Cursor buttons to delay the audio by up to 250ms until it is
synchronized with the video. Press the Back button when you're finished. NOTE: This
setting will be available only when a Blu-ray Disc or DVD has been inserted into the BDS
receiver's disc drive.
Using the Disc Player