Configuring Your Dvd Player; Introduction; Switching The Power On; Obtaining A Tv Picture - Arcam DV88 Handbook

Configuring your DVD player

Introduction

Congratulations – if you have followed the installation
instructions then the required connections to other equipment
will have been made. It is now essential to go through an
initial set up procedure to ensure the DVD player is configured
correctly for use.

Switching the power on

Press in the
above the switch lights green.

Obtaining a TV picture

Ensure the TV is switched on and that you have selected the
correct TV input. You should see the following image. This is
the image that the DVD player gives whenever there is no disc
playing.
To protect your screen from damage caused by persistent
static images, a 'screen saver' facility activates after a few
minutes of inactivity.

Using the Set-up menus

If you have not already done so, now would be a good time to
fit the two AAA batteries in the remote handset, taking care to
get them the correct way round. Select 'DVD' using the
button on the remote control.
Ensure that no disc is playing and press
control: a menu appears on the TV screen.
The Set-up menu comprises four pages of options. The top line
of each page shows the page title, indicating the nature of the
settings controlled by the page. To make a change, first use
the
be changed has been highlighted, press
of options for the menu item. The current option for the menu
item is shown highlighted; the
to select the new option, then pressing
selection and closes the option list.
To change page, highlight the page bar at the top of the screen
and use the
In the 'Setup' menu, the
that with the highlight bar at the bottom of the screen, pressing
DOWN
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button on the front panel. The power LED
POWER
controls to highlight the item. Once the item to
UP/DOWN
UP/DOWN
controls to move through the pages.
LEFT/RIGHT
controls 'wrap around', so
UP/DOWN
takes the bar to the top of the screen.

Operational setup

OSD Language
This setting controls the language of the messages displayed
on the On-Screen Display (OSD). The default language is English,
with five other languages supported.
Note that this setting does not change the language of any
information displayed on the front panel, which is always in
English.
DVD menu
Some DVD discs support a number of different languages
for the DVD disc menu (the menu present on the DVD itself).
This setting allows the preferred language to be specified. For
example, if this item is set to 'French' then disc menus will be
displayed in French, where supported by the disc.
Note that not all discs will have your preferred language
available.
Subtitle
This setting controls the subtitles displayed on the TV.
Off
Auto
Closed Caption 'Closed Caption' information from the disc (if
CD/DVD
English
French
on the remote
SETUP
Note that some discs may force the subtitles to be displayed
regardless of how the Subtitle item is set.
Closed Caption information is displayed only if the 'Closed
Caption' option is selected, closed caption information is
present on the disc, and your TV supports closed caption
to open the list
RIGHT
decoding.
controls can be used
The default setting for Subtitle is 'Off'. Alternatively, choose the
confirms the
LEFT
setting for the language you prefer. Note that not all discs will
have your preferred language available as a subtitle.
Audio
This controls the default audio track, when there is more than
one audio track present.
English
French
The default setting is 'English'. Choose the setting you would
like as default. Note that the Audio preference setting is not
respected by all discs, which may impose their own default
choice.
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OSD Language English
DVD Menu English
Subtitle English
Audio English
Remote type CR-314
OSD Status On
No Subtitles
Subtitles for the primary language on the
disc
present) is sent to the TV
English subtitles
French subtitles, etc. (six languages are
supported)
English language, if available
French language, if available, etc. (six languages
are supported)