Configuring your DVD player, Obtaining a picture

Configuring your DVD player

Introduction

This section of the document describes the use of the ‘Set-up’ menu, which is used to configure your player for your system and your personal preferences.

Obtaining a picture

To view the Set-up menu for the initial configuration, we recommend the use of the composite video output to connect to your display device. This is because the high quality video output has several display modes and may be incompatible with your display device in its default configuration.

Ensure that your display device is switched on and that you have selected the correct video input. You should see the image shown on the right. This is the image that the DVD player gives whenever there is no disc playing.

NOTE: To protect your screen from damage caused by persistent static images, a ‘screen saver’ facility activates after a few minutes of inactivity. When this occurs, a small ARCAM logo moves around the screen. To reset the image, press the stop button on the front panel of the player or OK on the remote control.

Using the Set-up menus

Your DV135 has two different set-up menus:

<The Set-up menu allows configuration of all aspects of your DVD player. Configurable items and their potential values are described on the following pages.

<The Display set-up menu is a series of video test patterns with instructions that will allow you to configure your display optimally for your DVD player.

<To enter the Set-up menus, press the Setup button on the remote control. Press Setup a second time to close the menu.

The Set-up menu

The Set-up menu comprises three pages of options. The tabs on the left side of the screen show the pages available, indicating the nature of the items on each page. To change between pages, move the menu highlight to the appropriate tab and press E.

To change an item first use the UP/DOWN controls to highlight the item, then press OK to open the list of options for the menu item. The current option for the menu item is indicated. The UP/DOWN controls can be used then to select the new option and pressing OK confirms the new selection and closes the option list. (If the item to be changed is controlled by a slider, press OK to activate the slider and OK again when the desired value has been selected.)

Note that items that are not applicable currently (for example, ‘HDMI Resolution’ when Main Video Output is set to ‘Analogue’) are shown ‘greyed out’, and cannot be highlighted or changed.

The Display set-up menu

For optimum video performance it is necessary to configure your display for the video source – your DVD player, in this case. A series of test patterns generated by your DVD player will allow you to optimise colour balance, contrast, brightness and to centre your picture. Full instructions for each test pattern are displayed on the screen before the test pattern is shown.

To enter the Display set-up menu, move the menu highlight to the ‘Display’ button, then press OK. Press Setup for a second time when you have finished.

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