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Primare DVD30 Manual

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  • Page 1 D V D 3 0 U n i v e r s a l D i s c P l a y e r...
  • Page 2 PREFACE Copyright and acknowledgements Copyright © 2003 Primare Systems AB. All rights reserved. Primare Systems AB Renvägen 1 SE-352 45 Växjö Sweden Issue: DVD30 The information in this guide is believed to be correct as of the date of publication. However, our policy is one of...
  • Page 3 DVD30 UNIVERSAL DISC PLAYER...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS INTRODUCTION SETTINGS IN THE GENERAL MENU Welcome to the DVD30 Universal Disc Player ... 1 Using the Setup Navigator ........15 Technical specification ..........2 Setup Navigator ............15 Setup Menu Mode ............ 17 HOW TO GET STARTED Power connection ............3 SETUP MENUS Back panel connections ..........
  • Page 5 CONTENTS Video Adjust ............. 25 Creating your own setting 1 ........25 Creating your own setting 2 ........26 Still Picture ............... 26 On Screen Display ............ 27 Angle Indicator ............27 OSD Language ............27 Audio Language ............27 Subtitle Language .............

  • Page 6: Introduction

    DVD30 according to user DVD-A and SACD playback for surround sound music taste and environment. with useful bass management facilities. Primare’s charac- teristically refined analogue, fully balanced, circuitry will provide clear, undistorted sound to match the DVD30s superb video performance.

  • Page 7: Technical Specification

    INTRODUCTION Technical specification Video Performance Convenience Features PureCinema Progressive Scan (2-3 Pulldown) Features Resume Function (DVD, Video CD) 108MHz/12bit Video DAC for high-quality DVD Repeat Mode pictures Program Play 6 MHz Bandwidth Output Terminals Twin-Wave Laser Pickup for CD/Video CD/CD-R/ Video Component Video (Y, Cr, Cb) Output x 2 (Gold CD-RW/DVD-R/RW (DVD VideoFormat)

  • Page 8: How To Get Started

    HOW TO GET STARTED This chapter provides a quick overview of how to connect the DVD30 player and how to start playing discs. More detailed explanations of all the various functions are explained in the following chapters. Power connection Switching on and off WARNING: Before connecting power To switch on check that the required supply voltage,...

  • Page 9: Front Panel- And Basic Playback Controls

    HOW TO GET STARTED Front panel- and basic playback controls Skips to the start of the current track or chapter, then to Front panel display previous tracks/chapters. The front panel display shows what’s in progress: Press once to start reverse scannning. Press again to increase the scan speed.

  • Page 10: Playing Discs

    HOW TO GET STARTED About MOD.(Modulation)PAL Playing discs Most models of the newly developed countdown PAL TV The basic playback controls for playing discs are covered system detect 50 Hz (PAL)/60 Hz (NTSC) and automati- here. Further functions are detailed in the remotecontrol cally switch vertical amplitude, resulting in a display chapter.
  • Page 11 HOW TO GET STARTED DVD30 UNIVERSAL DISC PLAYER...

  • Page 12: Compatibile Discs And Dvd-V Regions

    COMPATIBILE DISCS AND DVD-V REGIONS This chapter informs about the disc formats that are compatible with the DVD30 player. An overview of DVD-V regions is also included. Disc compatibility DVD-V CD-RW/R DVD-A Video CD DVD-RW/R SVCD SACD Audio CD DVD-V Regions The map shown below indicates DVD-V region codes for all areas of the world.
  • Page 13 COMPATIBILE DISCS AND DVD-V REGIONS DVD30 UNIVERSAL DISC PLAYER...

  • Page 14: Advanced Features

    ADVANCED FEATURES This chapter explains the function buttons of the remote control which are needed to give you acces to the advanced features of the DVD30 player. How to use the remote control The DVD button (C) must have been pressed before any operations can be carried out.

  • Page 15: Switching Camera Angles

    ADVANCED FEATURES Switching camera angles Making a program list This feature lets you program the play order of titles groups/chapters/tracks on a disc. You make a program list Some DVD Video discs feature scenes shot from two or via an on-screen display, using the cursor buttons to more angles- check the disc box for details: it should be navigate and the number buttons to enter titles/chapters/ marked with a icon if it contains multi-angle scenes.

  • Page 16: Using Repeat Play

    ADVANCED FEATURES • If you want to save the program list, press the button A program list can contain up to 24 steps. down to ‘Program Memory’ and set it to ‘On ’. • Press SELECT or to start playback immediately, or If you do this, the program list is automatically recalled PROG to exit if you want to start playback later.

  • Page 17: Memorizing Disc Settings

    ADVANCED FEATURES • To show/switch the information displayed, press DISP. Memorizing disc settings When a disc is playing, the information appears at the DVD-Video top of the screen. Keep pressing DISP to change the displayed information. If you have a particular set of preferences for a disc, you can memorize them using the Condition Memory function.

  • Page 18: Navigating A Disc

    ADVANCED FEATURES DVD-Audio Navigating a disc DVD - Video CD - SACD - CD You can directly access any point on a disc using one of the search modes. Use these search modes while a disc is playing, or when it’s stopped. Playback jumps to the point specified.
  • Page 19 ADVANCED FEATURES DVD30 UNIVERSAL DISC PLAYER...

  • Page 20: Settings In The General Menu

    SETTINGS IN THE GENERAL MENU This chapter explains the necessary basic settings of the DVD30 player in the General menu including the Setup Navigator. The control possibilities for the current OSD are shown at Using the Setup Navigator the bottom of each screen. Before playing any discs, we strongly recommend using The player automatically takes you to the setup navigator the Setup Navigator.
  • Page 21 SETTINGS IN THE GENERAL MENU • Select the type of TV you have. If you selected 5.1 Channel audio connections in the previous step, confirm which speakers are connected to your amplifier. • Select the type of analog audio connections you made to your amplifier/receiver.

  • Page 22: Setup Menu Mode

    SETTINGS IN THE GENERAL MENU All options (except Not Connected) assume PCM com- Setup Menu Mode patibility. The PCM option means only compatible with Default setting: Expert PCM. Consult the manual that came with your amplifier if you’re unsure about compatibility with any of these The Expert setup menu gives you access to all the player’s formats.
  • Page 23 SETTINGS IN THE GENERAL MENU DVD30 UNIVERSAL DISC PLAYER...

  • Page 24: Setup Menus

    SETUP MENUS This chapter gives an overview of all set up menus of the DVD30 player and a detailed description of how to use them. Using the Setup menu Dolby Digital Out The Setup menu gives you access to all the player’s •...

  • Page 25: Linear Pcm Out

    SETUP MENUS Linear PCM Out Digital Out - EXPERT • Default setting: Down Sample On • Default setting: On You only need to make this setting if you connected the If at any time you need to switch off the digital audio player to another component (AV amplifier, etc.) using output, set this to ‘Off ’, otherwise leave it ‘On’.

  • Page 26: Speaker Setting

    SETUP MENUS You only need to make this setting if you connected this Audio Out player to your amplifier using the 5.1 channel analog • Set in Setup Navigator (Default: 2 Channel) outputs. This setting does not affect digital audio output. If you connected this player to your amplifier using the Follow the on-screen displays to describe which speakers 5.1 channel analog outputs (front, surround, center and...

  • Page 27: Speaker Settings

    SETUP MENUS Speaker Settings Gain Settings - EXPERT • Set in Setup Navigator Distance • Set in Setup Navigator Defaut setting: Fix Default Distance: All 3,0 m You only need to make this setting if you connected this player to your amplifier using the 5.1 channel analog The next step in setting up the speakers is to set the outputs.

  • Page 28: Cd Digital Direct

    SETUP MENUS To help you gauge the correct gain levels, set the Test Tone If you have a conventional TV, choose either ‘4:3 (Letter to ‘On’ (test tone from just that speaker) or ‘Auto’ (test Box)’ or ‘4:3 (Pan & Scan)’. In Letter Box mode, tone from each speaker in turn, excluding the subwoofer) widescreen software is shown with black bars at the top then adjust the gain so that all speakers appear to be the...

  • Page 29: Video Out

    SETUP MENUS – The picture will not appear on the associated Frame Search - EXPERT display device screen if the display device does not • Default setting: Off provide a progressive-scan component video input connector. To correct this, set the Component Video Set this to ‘On’...

  • Page 30: Background

    SETUP MENUS • Select a preset. Background • Default setting: Black Determines the background color of Setup menu screens when resume or stop mode is activated. The video output signal appears behind Setup menu screens when playback or pause mode is activated. Option Description TV (CRT)

  • Page 31: Creating Your Own Setting 2

    SETUP MENUS Option Description Creating your own setting 2 Prog. Motion When using progressive scan, this adjusts the motion and still picture quality. • Select ’Start’. PureCinema When watching DVD movies, PureCinema optimizes the picture quality. The default • Select ‘Video Setup’ setting is Auto1, but if the picture appears unnatural, then set to Auto2, On or Off as •...

  • Page 32: On Screen Display

    SETUP MENUS On Screen Display - Audio Language EXPERT • Default setting: On • Default Setting: English Allows you to choose whether a top menu is shown as an This setting is your preferred audio language for DVD on screen display or not. discs.

  • Page 33: Subtitle Language

    SETUP MENUS Subtitle Language Auto Language • Default Setting: English • Default Setting: On This setting is your preferred subtitle language for DVD When set to ‘On’, the player always selects the default discs. If the language you specify here is recorded on a audio language on a DVD disc (French dialog for a French disc, the system automatically plays the disc with those movie, for example), and displays subtitles in your...

  • Page 34: Subtitle Display

    SETUP MENUS The DVD format recognizes 136 different languages. Subtitle Off - EXPERT Choose ‘Other’ if you want to specify a language other • Default Setting: Selected Subtitle than those listed, then follow the on-screen display to select a language. Some discs display subtitles even if the Subtitle Display setting (above) is set to ‘Off ’.

  • Page 35: Parental Lock

    SETUP MENUS • Use the number buttons to enter a 4-digit password. Parental Lock It’s also possible to use the cursor buttonsto set the • Default level: Off password (up and down to set the number; left and right to change the cursor position). •...

  • Page 36: Setting/Changing The Parental Lock Level

    SETUP MENUS Setting/changing the Parental Bonus Group - EXPERT Lock level Some DVD-Audio discs have an extra ‘bonus’ group that requires a 4-digit key number to access. See the disc • Select ‘Level’. packaging for details and the key number. When you try •...

  • Page 37: Auto Disc Menu

    SETUP MENUS Auto Disc Menu - EXPERT • Default setting: On This specifies whether the menu (Top menu) is automati- cally displayed after loading a disc. Set to ‘On’ if you want the menu displayed automatically, or ‘Off ’ if you don’t want it displayed.

  • Page 38: Playing Mp3'S

    PLAYING MP3’S This chapter explains how to play MP3 files on CD-Rom discs. Caution! MP3 compatibility information • DVD-R/RW and CD-R/RW discs recorded using a • The CD-ROM must be ISO 9660 compatible. personal computer or a DVD or CD recorder may not •...

  • Page 39: Displaying Mp3 Information

    PLAYING MP3’S Displays when stopped Displaying MP3 information • Press DISP repeatedly during playback to display various MP3 information on-screen. There are four information screens: Displays when playing: Current track number/ total number of tracks in folder Elapsed time of current track Using the MP3 Navigator Track name Use the MP3 Navigator to make searching for the track(s)

  • Page 40: Making A Program List Of Mp3 Tracks

    PLAYING MP3’S – On the right side is a list of MP3 tracks from the From this screen you can enter folder and track numbers first folder in the list. directly to build up a program list. • Use the number buttons to enter a three-digit folder number.
  • Page 41 PLAYING MP3’S DVD30 UNIVERSAL DISC PLAYER...

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